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The Fife Coastal Path runs around the coastline of eastern Scotland for 117 miles (187 km) from Kincardine on the Forth to Newburgh on the Tay. Starting west of the famous Forth bridges, the route heads through former mining towns towards the villages of Fife's East Neuk (corner), with their rich tradition of smuggling and fishing. After rounding Fife Ness, the route follows the coastline through St Andrews, golf capital of the world and former religious centre of Scotland.Fife has long played an important part in Scottish history and the route passes many castles, towers and churches. There are splendid views along the coast and over the Firths of Forth and Tay, with great chances to sight seabirds, seals and dolphins. The villages have welcoming pubs, famous fish-and-chip shops and good B&Bs. Transport by train and bus makes for easy access throughout.The guidebook contains everything you need to plan and enjoy your holiday on foot, or on a bike where cycling is appropriate - details of each section showing distance, side-trips and food/drink stops; background on history, landscapes and wildlife; planning information for travel by bus, train, car and plane; lavishly illustrated, with 100 colour photographs; and detailed mapping of the entire route at 1:45,000.This second edition contains many route updates and is in an even lighter, more pocketable format. The book is  rugged and printed on rainproof paper.

Explore Croatia the Easy Way – On Foot and by CarDiscover Croatia with the guide that’s been trusted by travellers for many years. The Sunflower Croatia guide is more than a walking book – it’s your complete regional companion for strolling, hiking and scenic driving, helping you explore one of Europe’s most diverse and captivating countries at your own pace.From the dramatic waterfalls of Plitvice Lakes and Krka National Parks to karst plateaus, forested uplands, sunlit islands and historic coastal towns, Croatia offers an extraordinary range of landscapes within a single country. This established guide helps visitors uncover tall forests, rugged uplands, fertile river deltas and timeless villages with confidence. Whether you are exploring the mainland, national parks or coastal regions, every walk and drive reveals a different side of this richly varied country.Ideal for anyone planning a Croatia walking holiday, whether you want to follow well-marked national park trails, explore remote inland regions or enjoy scenic coastal drives, this guide helps you experience more of Croatia with less effort.Why choose Sunflower Croatia:90 long and short walks for all abilities- From gentle coastal and countryside strolls to more challenging mountain and upland hikes, every route is clearly graded so you can choose the walks that suit your ability.Fully checked for every edition- Every route is revisited by the author to ensure accuracy, safety and up-to-date guidance, with the latest changes and traveller feedback available via Sunflower’s online update service.Unique car tours included - 9 scenic driving routes help you experience Croatia’s most spectacular scenery, from coastal roads to inland landscapes and national park regions.Easy-to-use maps - Large-scale topographical walking maps at 1:50,000 help you understand the surrounding terrain and navigate with confidence. A fold-out touring map is also included for easy reference.Satnav & GPS ready - Free downloadable GPS tracks and satnav coordinates guide you directly to the start of each walk.Turn every outing into a great day out - Enjoy handpicked picnic spots and recommendations that help you make the most of Croatia’s varied landscapes.Ideal for flexible travel - Public transport timetables are included, making it easy to link walks together or explore without relying on a hire car every day.Unlike purely technical hiking guides, Sunflower Guides are designed for enjoyment, reliability, flexibility and discovery. Whether you’re seeking a peaceful national park walk, a full day exploring coastal scenery or a scenic drive through Croatia’s contrasting landscapes, everything is designed to help you make the most of your time in this remarkable country.

The go-to Tatra Mountains travel guide for discovering the best walks and car tours.  Strap on your boots and discover Tatra Mountains on foot with the Sunflower Tatra Mountains travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our legendary car tours. The Sunflower Tatra Mountains guide is indispensable for hiking in the Tatra Mountains or seeing Tatra Mountains by car. For those who love mountain walks, there can be few places where hikers are better catered for than in the Polish Tatras and the Slovakian Tatras. Skilfully constructed paths make hiking in very rough terrain comparatively easy; signposting and waymarking are almost universally excellent.Whatever your age or ability we’ve got some glorious walks and car tours to ensure you have a memorable holiday in Tatra Mountains. Inside the guide you’ll find:90 long and short walks for all ages and abilities – each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walkTopographical walking maps – give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrainFree downloadable gps tracks – for the techiesSatnav guidance to walk starts for motorists 7 car tours and fold-out touring map – for easy reference on your tour Strolls to idyllic picnic spots – enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the wayTimetables for public transport – ideal if you want to link two walks or avoid hiring a car on your holidayOnline update service for the latest information Hillwalkers will be in their element here, but there are often shorter, easy suggestions for the less hardy or they can create their own treks from the detailed maps in the book, which show all waymarked routes.In addition, those touring Slovakia or Poland by car will find that the tours lead to dozens of short walks and picnic spots, so that even those with little walking experience can make the most of these wonderful mountains.In each of the six national parks covered in the book you can look forward to sampling local drinks and dishes at one or more of the mountain inns.Walking in the national parks featured in this guide will undoubtedly be a very rewarding experience — the enjoyment of magnificent scenery and the excellent facilities for hikers, and perhaps also for successfully undertaking what may seem quite daunting walks in relatively high mountains.The experience can be rewarding on another level: being among people who are obviously enjoying themselves, who don’t seem to need an array of the latest outdoor fashions, and who are quietly proud of their mountain heritage.Whether you tour the islands by car or explore on foot, we look forward to showing you around.

England's most popular walk runs for 184 miles (296 km) across the north of England from St Bees on the Irish Sea to Robin Hood's Bay on the North Sea. It passes through three National Parks - the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors - with fine scenery, welcoming pubs and plenty of accommodation. Devised by the legendary Wainwright, the Coast to Coast attracts walkers worldwide.The new edition is richly illustrated with 150 photographs, many by professional landscape photographer Karen Frenkel. There are 25 pages of colourful new mapping (scale 1:55,000) with cumulative distances, a 25-metre contour interval and points of interest marked. Each section has its own altitude profile, with details of where refreshments are available. Much detail has been added to route descriptions, in many places clarified by extra photographs with custom overlays to clarify route detail. Major route options have been added and mapped, and many updates made. The format is lightweight, robust and rainproof.

The Speyside Way runs for 85 miles (136 km) from the fishing port of Buckie to Newtonmore in the Cairngorms National Park, with an optional 16-mile spur to Tomintoul via Glenlivet. Following the lovely valley of the River Spey, you walk through countryside rich in malt whisky and wildlife, along riverside paths, railway trackbed and forest and moorland tracks. This fully revised edition of the essential trail guide is based on several field trips in 2021 to research the newly extended route. It has custom mapping at 1:42,500 and plans of villages and towns along the Way. The book contains all you need to plan and enjoy your holiday: detailed mapping of the whole route; the Way step-by-step, with summaries of distance, terrain and refreshment stops; habitats and wildlife, including ospreys, dolphins and wildcats; explanation of whisky-making and distilleries; planning information for travel by car, train, bus or plane; printed on rainproof paper throughout.

The Kerry Way runs around Ireland's most beautiful peninsula for 130 miles (210 km), starting from Killarney. It features mountain scenery and coastal panoramas, and is rich in geology and wildlife. The book contains large-scale mapping, 100 colour photographs and is robust and rainproof. It has a special feature on the ascent of Carrauntoohil, Ireland's highest peak. This third edition has been fully revised and updated following a comprehensive route check in 2021.

The Dingle Way runs for 114 miles (183 km) around the beautiful Dingle Peninsula. It starts and finishes in Tralee, accessible by train or bus from Dublin and from Kerry Airport. The complete walk takes eight days, but it can easily be shortened. The Dingle Way follows country lanes, quiet roads and cliff-top paths, punctuated by long stretches of glorious beach walking. It offers spectacular seascapes and mountain views. The peninsula is rich in wildlife, archaeology and charming Irish pubs.This guidebook was fully revised for 2023 with route updates, improved mapping and additional Gaelic place names. It contains all you need to plan and enjoy your holiday on the Dingle Way: the Way in sections, with summaries of distance, terrain and where to find food and drink; concise background on prehistory, heritage and wildlife; information about climbing Mount Eagle and Mount Brandon; a special feature on the Blasket Islands; planning information for travel by car, train, bus or plane; detailed mapping of the Dingle Way on 16 pages (scale 1:55,000); in full colour, with 75 photographs; and printed on rainproof paper throughout.

This fully waymarked trail runs for 101 miles/162 km southward from the beautiful natural harbour of Tarbert to Macrihanish, near the Mull of Kintyre. Criss-crossing the entire peninsula, you pass castles, abbeys and prehistoric remains, sometimes walking along rugged coastline, sometimes high on forestry tracks with glorious views over Arran, the Firth of Clyde and towards Ireland. You will enjoy many wildlife sightings in this peaceful area, famous as Scotland only "mainland island". Since it opened (2006) the route has changed in places. The 2023 edition of this essential guidebook contains all you need to plan and enjoy your holiday: 11 pages with mapping showing the whole route (1:70,000); the Way step-by-step, with summaries of distance, terrain and refreshment stops; habitats and wildlife; whisky-making in Kintyre; side-trip to the island of Gigha; and planning information for travel by car, ferry, bus and plane. The book is printed on rainproof paper throughout, and has over 90 colour photographs.

The John Muir Way is one of Scotland’s Great Trails. It runs for 134 miles (215 km) coast-to-coast across central Scotland, from Helensburgh on the Clyde to Dunbar on the North Sea. The route is as suitable for cyclists as for walkers, and it can be tackled as a coast-to-coast expedition or in sections – typically ten for walkers or five for cyclists.Our all-new 2023 third edition includes the latest route updates and features improved mapping with mileage markers along the route and a km grid. The mapping is at 1:75,000 and appears on 20 of its pages. It contains new material and despite having more pages is lighter and more pocketable than the previous edition thanks to perfect binding. It has many fresh photos and the new cover features the Antonine Wall from Bar Hill Fort.The John Muir Way’s appeal ranges from the Charles Rennie Mackintosh architecture of Helensburgh through the scenic grandeur of Loch Lomond, along two famous canals and past the amazing Falkirk Wheel, beside the Roman Antonine Wall, passing Linlithgow Palace, Blackness Castle and the Forth Bridges to the capital glories of Edinburgh. It goes beside the Firth of Forth to reach North Berwick, then heads inland to finish at Dunbar with its ruined castle and the John Muir birthplace.

This guidebook (fully updated in 2024) contains all you need to plan and enjoy a holiday walking or cycling along Scotland's historic Great Glen (77 miles/124 km). The Way runs between Fort William and Inverness, passing beside Scotland's highest mountain, along its historic Caledonian Canal and alongside beautiful lochs, including Loch Ness with its famous monster legend and Urquhart Castle.This seventh edition covers all route options including the newly opened Abriachan section of High Route as well as details of the route changes that apply during 2024 and 2025 because of the closure of Loch Oichside and the High Route beyond Fort Augustus.Here is all you need to plan and enjoy the Great Glen Way – on foot or on a bike:detailed mapping on 13 pages at 1:38,000 with relief contours and colouringhill and mountain side-trips including Ben Nevisbackground on canal heritage, clan history and wildlifedetailed description for each section with points of interest and mileage referencessummaries showing distance, terrain, food/drink stops and altitude profileplanning information for walkers and cyclists, with travel to/from the routetown plans of Fort William and Invernessin full colour, with 100+ photosrucksack-friendly and on rainproof paper throughout.