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Walking in Gran Paradiso National Park: a complete planning guide
Majestic soaring mountains, rugged valleys and ibex watching your progress from the rocks: Gran Paradiso is Italy's very first national park, with options for all legs and lungs. This planning guide shows you how to choose from its 30 day walks, from a 2.5km waterfall stroll to a 24km royal track, through valleys that are often all your own, even in high summer.
Hiking and Trekking in the Japan Alps and Mount Fuji: a complete planning guide
Japan may be a country of cutting-edge technology, bullet trains and endless urban sprawl, but the wild alpine high country of central Honshu is something else entirely. This planning guide helps you choose between 27 walks and treks in the Japan Alps and Mount Fuji, from easy afternoon hikes to a 97km South Alps traverse, and shows you when to go, where to stay and how to get there.
Trekking in Austria's Stubai Alps: a complete planning guide
The Stubai Alps hold 130 peaks over 3000m, many carrying glaciers, with the Zuckerhütl crowning the range at 3505m. Yet it is all an hour by bus from Innsbruck, with...
Walking in the Dordogne: a complete planning guide
Walking in the Dordogne means rolling woodland, shallow valleys and walks that start from medieval towns or pass a château, an abbey or a cave of prehistoric wall paintings. As Alan Norton and Pamela Harris say in their preface, "the crowds rapidly fall away once you start walking, and you are soon alone." This planning guide helps you choose a base, pick your season, understand the grading and plan the journey for the guidebook's 35 day walks.
Tour du Mont Blanc 2027: New Registration Scheme Explained
The planned TMB permit system From 2027 onwards Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB) trekkers will need to book accommodation in advance and register to obtain a permit. As of October...
Walking in Catalunya – Barcelona: a complete planning guide
Only about an hour from the Costa Brava and Barcelona's famous landmarks, the landscape changes entirely. Fresh mountain streams race down forested slopes, trails climb to the highest peaks of Montseny, and the jagged rock towers of Montserrat rise dramatically above ancient monasteries. Walking in Catalunya – Barcelona by Nike Werstroh and Jacint Mig covers 32 day walks ranging from 6.5 to 28km, spread across five distinct natural parks and areas all within easy reach of the city. (Last updated: June 2026 · Guidebook edition: 1st edition, November 2022)
The Slovene Mountain Trail: a complete planning guide
Slovenia may be one of Europe's smallest countries, but the Slovene Mountain Trail (Slovenska planinska pot, or Transverzala) packs an extraordinary range of landscape into its 550km (342 miles), running from Maribor near the Austrian border all the way to Ankaran on the Adriatic coast. Along the way it crosses the forested Pohorje plateau, the limestone giants of the Kamnik-Savinja and Julian Alps, the flower-strewn ridges of the Karavanke, and the karst hills and olive groves above the sea, all within a country roughly the size of Wales. (Last updated: July 2026 · Guidebook edition: 2nd edition, March 2019, reprinted 2023)
Walking in Provence - West: a complete planning guide
Drive south past Montélimar on the Autoroute du Soleil and, just after the sign announcing Vous êtes en Provence, the light itself seems to change: clearer, brighter, edged with the scent of pine and herbs. Walking in Provence: West guides walkers through 30 circular day walks across the Drôme Provençale, Vaucluse and Var, ranging from 4 to 16km (2 to 10 miles) through lavender fields, limestone gorges and hilltop villages. This guide covers when to go, how walks are graded, and how to get there. (Last updated: July 2026 · Guidebook edition: 1st edition, November 2014)
Walking in Provence - East: a complete planning guide
Janette Norton's Cicerone guidebook covers 30 walks across three very different landscapes in eastern Provence: the red-rock Estérel coast, the wild Alpes de Haute-Provence, and the high Mercantour, where trails stay under snow until summer. Choosing between them is the real planning challenge, and this guide works through it, covering difficulty, timing, best season, and where to base yourself. Cross into Provence, she writes, and the light sharpens and a certain indolence takes hold. (Last updated: July 2026 · Guidebook edition: First edition, November 2014)
In conversation with Rudolf Abraham: Hiking the High Scardus Trail
Rudolf Abraham has been walking the mountains of the Balkans for more than two decades, and his guidebook, Hiking the High Scardus Trail, is the first to cover this remote 314km route through North Macedonia, Kosovo and Albania. The trail crosses the vast pastures of the Shar Mountains, climbs Mount Korab, the highest peak in both Albania and North Macedonia, and finishes at the UNESCO-listed Monastery of Saint Naum on the shores of Lake Ohrid. Here, we talk to Rudolf about how the trail came about, what sets it apart from the neighbouring Peaks of the Balkans, and the wildflowers, wildlife and hospitality that make it one of the last places in Europe where you can genuinely feel off the map.
Walking the Gloucestershire Way: a complete planning guide
This planning guide covers when to walk the Gloucestershire Way, how to split it into stages, where to stay and how to get there and back. Dan Hughes's guidebook describes a 152km (94 mile) route that starts on the old Wye Bridge at Chepstow, in sight of what he calls the oldest stone castle in these islands, and finishes at Tewkesbury after crossing forest, vale and Cotswold hills.
The Camino Inglés and Camino del Mar: a complete planning guide
Dave Whitson opens his Cicerone guidebook by noting that the rain in Spain falls mainly in Galicia, and it's precisely that lush, green corner of Iberia that makes planning a...
In conversation with Terry Marsh: Walking the Coast to Coast Path
Terry Marsh has been walking, writing and thinking about the northern fells for longer than most. His first Cicerone guide to the Coast to Coast Path appeared in 1993, and...
In conversation with Jack Jackson: Cycling La Vélodyssée
Jack Jackson has been seeking out adventures since his teenage years, and writing about them for almost as long. When he couldn't find a Cicerone guide to La Vélodyssée, France's...
In conversation with Julia Goodfellow-Smith: Walking in Worcestershire
Julia Goodfellow-Smith spent twelve years living in Malvern, exploring Worcestershire's hills, waterways and villages at walking pace before putting pen to paper on the Cicerone guide to the county. We...
In conversation with Jonathan Williams: Trekking Chamonix to Zermatt
Jonathan Williams has been drawn to the high Alps for much of his adult life, and in taking on the eighth edition of Trekking Chamonix to Zermatt – Cicerone's guide...
In conversation with Dan Hughes: Walking the Gloucestershire Way
We caught up with Dan Hughes about his new guidebook, Walking the Gloucestershire Way, covering the 152km (94 mile) trail from Chepstow to Tewkesbury. Dan has walked the footpaths of...
Coast to Coast Path: a complete planning guide
The Coast to Coast Path is a tantalising and inspiring excursion across northern England, running from the pebbled shores of St Bees on the Irish Sea to Robin Hood's Bay...
Mountains for everyone: a conversation with Cat Mittins of the AAC (UK)
We caught up with Cat Mittins, Office Manager at the Austrian Alpine Club UK, to talk about the club's growth to more than 21,000 members, its ever-widening programme of activities,...
An Introduction to The Cambrian Way
Are you an adventurous and experienced walker looking to discover Wales in a whole new way? Here's an introduction to the Cambrian Way – a challenging but rewarding long-distance route...
An Introduction to The Shropshire Way
The county of Shropshire has been one of England’s best kept secrets for years. It is England’s most rural county with only two large towns –Telford and Shrewsbury, but it...
The Snowdonia Way: everything you need to know
The Snowdonia Way is a fantastic long-distance walking trail that spans the full length of the National Park, offering a journey through diverse landscapes – mountains, valleys, woodlands, and coastline...
Walking through history: 7 ancient long-distance routes in the UK
The British Isles are packed with history, from ancient medieval abbeys to neolithic stone circles, from the finest surviving frontier work from any part of the classical Roman empire to...
An introduction to the Wales Coast Path
In May 2012, the Wales Coast Path (WCP) officially opened, and since then, outdoor enthusiasts have been running and walking the coastline. As the longest waymarked trail in Britain, the...