Greatest Walks of the World
200 incredible hikes of a lifetime: amazing adventures and epic trails
Author: Stuart Butler and Mary Caperton Morton
Greatest Walks of the World is an indispensable guide for walkers, hikers and trekkers. It will also appeal to the armchair travellers among us. Explore the world’s best walks:chart the routes, read details only a local would know, and see these epic destinations for yourself. Illustrated throughout with stunning photographs and helpful maps.
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Greatest Walks of the World is an indispensable guide for walkers, hikers and trekkers. It will also appeal to the armchair travellers among us. Explore the world’s best walks:chart the routes, read details only a local would know, and see these epic destinations for yourself. Illustrated throughout with stunning photographs and helpful maps.
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Explore the most epic walking routes of the world from the comfort of your armchair: chart the routes, read details only a local would know, and see the beautiful destinations for yourself. Use this book to choose where to walk next, with notes on what to research before you travel, beautiful colour photographs of highlights along the way, and enough information to allow you to make an informed decision about the right walk for you. With routes ranging upward of several days to complete, and with a variety of terrains to choose from, you are sure to find a breath-taking adventure to walk next.Among the walks included in the book there are some spectacular Australian and New Zealand routes. It features Australia’s Three Capes Trek and Dove Lake Circuit, both in Tasmania, as well as the Larapinta Trail (The Northern Territory ) and the Great Ocean Walk. Also included are classic New Zealand walks: the Tongariro Crossing and the Milford Track.Whether the Himalayas or Mt Fuji are on your bucket list, or you are looking for more obscure treks to discover, such as striding with Maasai guides through the remote corners of their homeland, Greatest Walks of the World will spur your spirit of adventure and set you planning the trek of a lifetime.
Critic Reviews
“a beautifully produced book that salivatingly lays out 200 of the planets' most beautiful hikes.” -- Australian Quarterly
About the Author
Based at the foot of the French Pyrenees mountains, Stuart Butler is an avid hiker who has taken to trails all across the world. He is the author of numerous hiking guidebooks covering destinations as diverse as the Himalayas, England, Sri Lanka, the Ethiopian highlands, the Balkans, Scandinavia and, of course, his beloved Pyrenees among others. Stuart also writes travel guidebooks for Lonely Planet, Rough Guide and Bradt and is a regular contributor to many international newspapers and magazines for whom he writes about hiking, wildlife, and conservation issues. Stuart is also an award-winning photographer.
Mary Caperton Morton is a science and travel writer based in southwest Montana. She is the author of The World’s Best National Parks in 500 Walks (Thunder Bay Press) and Aerial Geology (Timber Press) and has written for EARTH and EOS magazines. Mary documents her travels in her popular hiking blog ‘Travels with the Blonde Coyote’. In her 15 years as a North American road-warrior nomad, Mary has hiked in all 50 states and visited over 200 national parks. When she’s not writing, Mary can be found climbing mountains, hiking, skiing, and taking photographs.
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