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Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Active outdoor pursuits
The go-to Croatia travel guide for discovering the best walks and
car tours. Strap on your boots and discover Croatia on foot with
the Sunflower Croatia 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 Croatia guide is indispensable
for hiking in Croatia or seeing Croatia by car. Contrasts and
diversity sum up Croatia, one of the most beautiful and beguiling
countries in Europe: tall forests, wind-combed prickly thornbush
and juniper on the stony uplands, the miraculous waterfalls in the
Plitvice Lakes and Krka national parks, the aridity of the karst
landscapes, modern tourist resorts and timeless old villages, the
deserted Krajina region and the intensively cultivated Neretva
delta. The parks are particularly welcoming to walkers, with miles
of waymarked and well-maintained paths and trails, some bringing
seemingly inaccessible summits within quite easy reach. Whatever
your age or ability we've got some glorious walks and car tours to
ensure you have a memorable Croatia holiday. Inside the Sunflower
Croatia guide book 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 walk Topographical walking maps - give
you a clear sense of the surrounding terrain with a scale of 1:50
000 Free downloadable gps tracks - for the techies Satnav guidance
to walk starts for motorists 9 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 way
Timetables for public transport - ideal if you want to link two
walks or avoid hiring a car on your holiday Online update service
for the latest information Whether you tour Croatia by car or
explore on foot, we look forward to showing you around.
This fully updated and revised guide to more than 300 public
campgrounds in the state of Washington is perfect for tent and RV
campers alike. Within each of the campground listings is vital
information on location, road conditions, fees, reservations,
available facilities, and recreational activities. The listings are
organized by geographic area, and thorough site maps help simplify
the search for the perfect campground. In addition, Camping
Washington suggests best campgrounds in six categories: families
with small children and families with teenagers, campers who seek
solitude, anglers, hikers, and wildlife viewers. Look inside to
find: * Campground locations * Facilities and hookups * Fees and
reservations * GPS coordinates for each campground
This book covers 20 of the best easy day hikes within the New River
Gorge National Park and Preserve’s 70,000 acres, along with
immediately adjacent West Virginia state parks. Though named for
the river, recreation at this national park is more than canoeing,
rafting and fishing. The cliffs and depths of the gorge avail
incredible hiking opportunities, whether you hike the Keenyes Creek
Trail, with its trestles, grab a vista on Grandview Rim, or take
the Glade Creek Trail to Kates Falls. Hikes in this guide cover the
gamut of hiking opportunities at the New River Gorge, including
parts of it within Hawks Nest State Park, Babcock State Park and
Bluestone State Park. With this book in hand and willing feet you
can explore the West Virginia’s wildest and best known canyon. No
matter where you go, the trails in this book will enhance your
outdoor experience and leave you appreciating the natural splendors
of the wild West Virginia.
There are ancient treasures hidden across the American Southwest.
Tucked away in remote canyons are hundreds of ruins, cultural
treasures that provide a wealth of information about the past-and
most people never visit them. This fully updated and revised
edition of Hiking Ruins Seldom Seen is your ticket to these
enchanted sites. Bruce Grubbs leads hikers of all abilities on day
hikes and overnight trips to some of the most spectacular areas of
the Southwest. Ranging in location from southern Utah to the Grand
Canyon, through central and southern Arizona and into New Mexico,
the thirty-six ruins and rock-art sites covered here are all off
the beaten path, relatively unknown to the public-each one an
adventure. Features * GPS-compatible maps * Detailed directions *
Trail descriptions with mileage points * Water availability
information * Information on hazards en route * Notes on area
scenery and wildlife
Practical, complete hiking route guide, with maps and accommodation
for the 288-mile footpath that runs around the entire coastline of
Cornwall, from Bude to Plymouth; Part 2 of the South-West-Coast
Path, a 630-mile National Trail from Minehead to Poole. Includes *
142 large-scale walking maps in TWO-COLOUR style (3 1/8inches to 1
mile), 15 town plans, guides to 81 towns and villages, 24 stage
maps and overview map. * Itineraries for all walkers - whether
walking the route in its entirety over a week to 10 days or
sampling the highlights on day walks and short breaks * GPS
waypoints * Practical information for all budgets - camping,
bunkhouses, hostels, B&Bs, pubs and hotels; where to stay,
where to eat, what to see. * Comprehensive public transport
information - for all access points on the coast path * Flora and
fauna - 6 page full colour, flower, butterfly, bird guide * Green
hiking - understanding the local environment and minimizing our
impact on it * Plus extra colour sections: 16pp colour introduction
and 21pp of colour mapping for stage sections (one stage per page)
with trail profiles, and colour overview map. * Also includes the
route across the North Devon border, Hartland Quay to Bude.
Day Walks on the South Downs features 20 circular routes, between 6
and 14 miles (9km and 22km) in length, suitable for hill walkers of
all abilities. The routes are split into three geographical areas -
Hampshire, West Sussex and East Sussex - and include walks to the
most historic and beautiful areas of the South Downs National Park,
including Winchester Hill Fort, Black Down, Chanctonbury Ring,
Devil's Dyke, Ditchling Beacon and Beachy Head. This guidebook is
written by Deirdre Huston, a South Downs local, keen hill walker
and experienced author. Each route in this guide is described with
easy-to-follow directions and details of distance, navigation
information, refreshment stops and is plotted on clear and easy to
use Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 mapping. Also included is a detailed
Appendix.
Looking for the ideal spot to pitch your tent or park your RV?
Camping Idaho will take you there. This comprehensive guidebook
gives detailed descriptions of more than 300 public campgrounds
throughout Idaho's widely varied scenery. These are campsites
managed by national, state, city, and county parks; the Forest
Service, the Bureau of Land Management; and the Idaho Power
Company. They're in the remote wilderness areas and near cities, in
deserts and on mountaintops, along roaring streams and by popular
fishing and boating lakes. Easy-to-use maps and charts will help
you choose the perfect site for your next camping trip, whether
you're going alone, with your family, or as part of a group. You'll
also find vital information on campground elevations, facilities
and hookups, fees and reservations, recreational activities, and
zero-impact camping. Whether you want to fish, hunt, or just get
away from it all, let this book be your guide.
Fully updated and revised, Best Easy Day Hikes Anchorage includes
concise descriptions and detailed maps for sixteen favorite,
easy-to-follow hikes within a short drive of Anchorage. Choose from
a host of spectacular trails in Chugach State Park, including the
Flattop Mountain Trail, or inviting urban trails for after-work
jaunts in downtown Anchorage, such as the Tony Knowles Coastal
Trail. Look inside to find: * Half-hour strolls and full-day
adventures * Hikes for everyone, including families *
GPS-compatible trail maps
A fully waymarked trail from Ilkley to Bowness-on-Windermere, the
Dales Way links two of England's most celebrated national parks,
the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District. Well served for
accommodation and facilities, and with easy walking on riverside
paths, it is one of the gentlest multi-day walks in Britain and
therefore an ideal introduction to long-distance walking. It can be
comfortably completed in 6-8 days. The guide offers comprehensive
notes on local points of interest, as well as an overview of Dales
geology, history, plants and wildlife to enhance the walking
experience. The practical information is all there too, including
when to go, how to get there and what to take, making for an ideal
companion to enjoying this delightful route. Presented in six daily
stages of 7-19 miles (with suggestions for alternative schedules),
this guide describes the Way in both directions, with the main
route description running from south to north. Step-by-step route
description is accompanied by 1:100,000 mapping, and a trek
planner, showing where facilities are available, is included to
facilitate planning. Accommodation listings and useful contacts can
be found in the appendices. A separate, conveniently sized map
booklet located in the back-cover sleeve provides all the OS
1:25,000 mapping needed to complete the trail.
Maine’s 100 Mile Wilderness is one of the most famous sections of
the Appalachian Trail – a 97-mile stretch that attracts hikers
from around the world. The area’s name derives from the fact that
it’s the longest section on the whole AT without a paved road
crossing or a town. What most people don’t know is that the
region is crisscrossed with logging roads, providing day access to
the trail as well as the mountain, ponds, and waterfalls
surrounding it. This guide will include more than forty hikes,
capturing the best of the great wilderness. Hikes will guide you
through a mixture of working forests and preserves. Discover the
highest waterfall on the entire Appalachian Trail, remote mountains
like Wadleigh, and one of the largest springs in New England. Look
inside to find detailed maps, hike descriptions, mile-by-mile
directional cues, and much more.
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