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Discover the sweeping ridges, tranquil valleys, and dramatic peaks of Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park, the heart of Welsh mountain adventure and one of Britain’s finest walking destinations. From the iconic Snowdon Horseshoe and airy Bristly Ridge to the rugged wilderness of the Rhinogs and the grassy plateaux of the Carneddau, each route offers the promise of exploration amid breathtaking scenery. Ideal for walkers seeking longer low-level trails to experienced hikers ready for demanding days and airy scrambles, this definitive Cicerone guidebook presents 40 graded mountain walks across every corner of Snowdonia National Park. Routes range from easy strolls to strenuous ridge walks, with most falling into the moderate and strenuous categories. Four routes include low-grade scrambling for those ready to push their skills a little further. Explore the diverse mountain regions of Eryri, including the Carneddau, Glyderau, Snowdon, Eifionydd, Moelwyns, Rhinogs, Cadair Idris, Betws-y-Coed and Dolgellau, each offering unique perspectives and character.Features all the classic walks of Snowdonia National Park, Snowdon, Tryfan, Y Garn, Cadair Idris, The Rhinogs, and celebrated routes such as the Snowdon Horseshoe, Crib Goch, Bristly Ridge, and the traverse of all 15 of Snowdonia’s 3000ft peaks.Includes 1:50,000 OS mapping for every Snowdonia mountain walk and a handy summary table, ensuring straightforward navigation and helping you select the perfect route by distance, ascent, grade, and walking time.Practical advice covers access, parking, public transport, travel and transport options, accommodation, the best times of year to visit, and essential equipment, giving you the confidence to plan every detail of your adventure in Eryri.Each route is accompanied by at-a-glance information on start/finish points, distance (in km and miles), total ascent (in metres and feet), estimated time, grade, terrain summary, and key logistical details, providing everything you need to plan and enjoy a mountain walk in the spectacular landscapes of Snowdonia.Additional features include insights into Snowdonia’s geology, history, and wildlife, plus a Welsh–English glossary to enrich your experience of the land and its culture.Walks are suitable year-round in Snowdonia, with clear notes on local weather and conditions. Scrambles are graded for difficulty and exposure, helping you select the right level of challenge for your mountain adventures in this iconic Welsh region. Plan your mountain walking adventure in Snowdonia with confidence using this trusted Cicerone guidebook, and discover the wide variety, wild beauty, and unique spirit of Wales’s most celebrated national park.

This guidebook describes 50 circular walks and scrambles exploring the Costa Blanca mountains, around the resorts of Alicante, Benidorm and Calp. These routes range from gentle strolls to demanding days with steep climbs, and from 3-20km in distance.The Mediterranean coast is one of Europe''s most popular winter sun adventure destinations. In general UK visitors are best suited to the heat from late autumn to early spring. Beyond the beaches and high rises lies a completely different world of accessible, rocky mountains and knife-edge ridges that stretch away in long chains of gleaming white limestone pinnacles, and the range of walks ensures that everyone can enjoy this spectacular Spanish landscape.Walking on Costa Blanca also includes background information on local geology, wildlife and history, and planning details on where to go, where to stay and what to take.

A guidebook to 50 day walks and scrambles on Spain’s Costa Blanca. Exploring the dramatic scenery around Alicante, Benidorm and Calp, the routes vary from short easy routes to full-day strenuous summit scrambles.

Walks range from 3 to 20km (2–12 miles) and can be enjoyed in 2–7 hours. The routes are graded allowing you to choose routes suitable for your ability. The scrambles are mainly Grade 1 but may be exposed and require a head for heights.

1:50,000 maps are included for each walk Detailed information on planning, access and parking Brief information included on history, culture and wildlife Highlights include the 10,000 Steps walk

This guidebook describes 40 day walks exploring Snowdonia. It showcases some of the best mountain walks in the area, with routes up Snowdon and Tryfan alongside other classic peaks like Y Garn, Cadair Idris and the Glyders. Routes are graded easy to strenuous and include airy and pulse-quickening scrambles such as Crib Goch and Bristly Ridge as well as the Snowdon Horseshoe, the Nantlle Ridge and a 2-day traverse of all 15 of Snowdon''s peaks over 3000ft.Walks range in distance from 4 miles (6km) to 16 miles (26km). Clear route descriptions are accompanied by OS mapping, and for each walk there is key information about distance, grade, ascent, terrain, access and parking. With useful advice on where to stay and when to go, and an English-Welsh glossary, this book is an invaluable guide to discovering both the popular and less well-trodden corners of Snowdonia.Snowdonia can justifiably lay claim to some of the finest mountain walking in Britain, from the bristling, jagged ridges of Snowdon to the huge grassy mounds of the Carneddau and the stone-girt fortresses of the Glyderau. These are big mountains with big personalities, with glowering crags and deep rocky cwms. Whether you are based in Bala, Beddgelert, Llanberis, Betws-y-Coed, Dolgellau or Capel Curig, you''ll find walks in this guidebook to suit you.

A guidebook to 40 mountain walks exploring Eryri (Snowdonia), Wales. Graded by difficulty, the routes cover the whole of the national park and range from easy to strenuous, with the majority falling into the ‘moderate’ and ‘strenuous’ categories. Four routes call for low-grade scrambling.

Included are 38 walks of between 5 and 20km (3–13 miles), which can be enjoyed in 2–7 hours, plus a challenging two-day traverse of ‘the Welsh 3000s’ – the 15 Welsh summits over 3000ft.

1:50,000 OS maps included for each walk Sized to easily fit in a jacket pocket Handy route summary table to help you choose an appropriate route Access and parking information provided for each route Geology, history, wildlife and a Welsh–English glossary