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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.
A guidebook to 43 circular day walks covering the northern and
eastern Yorkshire Dales. The walks range between 3 and 11.5 miles
in length, and there are suggestions for devising longer days by
combing routes. Step by step route directions include lots of
information about the area, and each walk is illustrated with clear
OS mapping and vibrant photographs. From Pateley Bridge and
Aysgarth in the East to Kirkby Stephen and Richmond in the north,
each valley has a character and history of its own and this guide
covers the varied fell and dale landscapes of the Howgills,
Mallerstang, Swaledale, Wensleydale, Coverdale and Nidderdale. The
north and eastern regions of the Yorkshire Dales are full of wild,
rugged fell tops carved by limestone crags, deep scooped-out dales
with lonely farms far from villages, the ruins of medieval castles
as well as the warm bustle of Dales villages and good pubs. The
Howgills north of Sedbergh have a different look, with their wide
domes, steep sides and long miles of grassy ridges.
See those animal signs on the trail? Was that footprint left by a
fox or a wolf? Was that pile of droppings deposited by a moose, a
mouse, or a marten? Scats and Tracks of the Northeast will help you
determine which mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians have
passed your way and could still be nearby. Clearly written
descriptions and illustrations of scats, tracks, and gait patterns
will help you recognize seventy Northeast species. An
identification key, a glossary of tracking terms, and detailed
instructions on how to document your finds are also included here.
Easy-to-use scat and track measurements appear on each page, making
this book especially field friendly and letting you know if a white
tailed ptarmigan, a red fox, or even a black bear has been your
way.
Northumberland is England's most northern county, a magical place
filled with ancient castles, golden sand beaches, rolling hills,
rugged moorland and friendly little Northumberland towns and
villages. This much-awaited addition to the award-nominated series
of easy walking guides is an affordable and practical guide to 40
of the best family walks in the region.
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