1001 Walks You Must Take Before You Die: Country Hikes, Heritage Trails, Coastal Strolls, Mountain Paths, City Walks
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (752 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0789329158 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 960 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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Barry Stone writes for the Brisbane Courier Mail, Sydney’s Sun-Herald, and numerous travel magazines.
The popularity of recreational walking is on the rise with the growing number of trails and the conversion of former canal towpaths and railway lines, like New York’s High Line, into mixed-use walkways. Walking is one of our favorite pastimes and one of the easiest—and healthiest—ways to explore the world. Wide-ranging routes carefully selected for scenic beauty, historic attributes, or natural charms include California’s John Muir Trail, the Miami Beach Art Deco walk, Hadrian’s Wall and Offa’s Dyke paths in England, the Italian lakes, and many others, from easy jaunts to more rugged hikes.Each entry provides essential details about a must-try walk, including start and finish points, overall distance, difficulty rating, maps, and likely duration, making this book an inspiring reference for anyone looking to venture off the beaten path.. It allows walkers to go at their own pace, savor local colors and details, and discover sights that would be missed if in a car or even on a bicycle. This generously illustrated volume features 1,001 carefully selected scenic walks throughout the world in both natural and urban settings—from Africa’s Rift Valley to the Appalachian Trail. This latest volume in the hugely popular 1,001 series is the ideal guide to the world’s mo
"A fantastic reference for those who like to wander" according to Mark. A great guide for all types of hikes anywhere on the planet. We've been on several of the suggested hikes and I must say all hikes were spot on and well worth the time! I've found this book to be an excellent reference for planning trips. The information is accurate and reliable for the hikes we've taken. Money well spent!. Eaglewing said GREAT BOOK!. GREAT THANKS!. "Needs better indexing to be useful" according to Marcia Kochel. This book seems like a good idea but in reality isn't very useful for me. I live in the United States and the hikes are not indexed by what state or region they are in. So I can use the index to find hikes in the US, but that's not helpful when I'm looking for hikes in New Mexico. It would work fine for smaller countries and for browsing, but for any large countries it's just not indexed well enough to find what you need.
Many of them are several days long so I better start planning!" -Hiking Lady. Curated by travel editor Barry Stone, it's the ultimate reference on venturing off the beaten path to explore the sights, sounds and details of the world's most interesting and beautiful sites." -The Manual"While the underlying conceit of this book, and the whole bucket list genre and current cultural preoccupation, creeps me out (perhaps it's the latest iteration of books with the subtext, ”for Dummies”), 1001 Walks You Must Take Before You Die may