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This guidebook (fully updated 2010) contains all you need to plan and enjoy a holiday walking along Scotland's historic Great Glen (73 miles/117 km). The Way runs between Fort William and Inverness, along the Caledonian Canal and past various lochs, including Loch Ness with its famous monster legend, and Urquhart Castle. The drop-down map flap shows the whole route in five panels; waterproof paper throughout; in full colour, with over 60 photographs; visitor attractions and hills to climb including Ben Nevis, Britain's highest mountain; town plans of Fort William and Inverness; background on local geology, history and wildlife; summary of each section showing distance, terrain and food/drink stops; planning information for travel by car, train, bus or plane.
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This is the essential trail guide, written by hikers for hikers, printed on waterproof paper in rucksack-friendly format. It contains all you need to plan and enjoy a week's walking along Scotland's historic Great Glen from Fort William to Inverness:
*fold-out map showing the official route in five panels
*the Way in sections, with summaries showing distance, terrain and food/drink stops
*concise background on local wildlife, history, Loch Ness and the Caledonian Canal
*planning information for travel by car, train, bus or plane
*special notes for novices, with equipment checklists
*full colour throughout, with over 50 photographs
*robust, rucksack-friendly format
*printed on waterproof paper.
From 2002, part of the profit from sales of this book goes directly toward maintaining the Great Glen Way. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Spiral-bound
As sole author of the first edition and co-author of the current one, I start by declaring my interest. But Amazon visitors may be puzzled by the wide variation in reviewers' ratings, and I'd like to explain. Back in 2001, Britain was gripped by Foot & Mouth disease; our first ed lacked trail detail in places simply because the countryside was closed! Two editions and four years later, having enlisted help from a co-author who lives in the Great Glen and walks it daily, it was possible to create a much better guidebook. I believe this book fully justifies its five stars, but I don't claim any objectivity, and respect the opinions of independent reviewers. Be aware that most of the reviews displayed on this page refer to obsolete editions such as The Great Glen Way (Rucksack Reader).
The map is certainly small-scale, limited by what fits on the book's dropdown cover. Large-scale maps are available for those who like them, but the trail is fully waymarked and in practice few walkers get lost - with or without maps. Our map flap is always handy, doubles as a bookmark and, unlike a large sheet, is usable in rain and wind. You can also spill coffee on it and it wipes clean!
The map is certainly small-scale, limited by what fits on the book's dropdown cover. Large-scale maps are available for those who like them, but the trail is fully waymarked and in practice few walkers get lost - with or without maps. Our map flap is always handy, doubles as a bookmark and, unlike a large sheet, is usable in rain and wind. You can also spill coffee on it and it wipes clean!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Spiral-bound
I recenlt walked the Great Glen Way and the book was really useful. There was lots of useful information that made me realise that this had been written by someone who knew the walk.
A really good format for reading the book with fold out content and it was waterproof! Was really useful seeing as one of the more taxing days for navigation it rained. Their website for Rucksack readers is really good aswell and you can even sample the books contents. got me thinking, where next??? Maybe Mount Kilimangaro!!
A good walk, worth the book and some additional web research.
A really good format for reading the book with fold out content and it was waterproof! Was really useful seeing as one of the more taxing days for navigation it rained. Their website for Rucksack readers is really good aswell and you can even sample the books contents. got me thinking, where next??? Maybe Mount Kilimangaro!!
A good walk, worth the book and some additional web research.
19 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A revolution in guidebooks, this compact and efficient manual for walking The Great Glen Way lets you find the information you want at once, instead of wading through heaps of side-issues in the hope of finding what you need. As an experienced backpacker, but less experienced hiker, I am delighted to find a book that takes up little space, is lightweight and accommodates beginners as well as experienced hikers.
Some guidebooks seem to be designed only for flipping through at home, but this is the ideal book to take along. It is waterproof, allowing you to walk in the rain, eat while reading and even highlight bits on the maps and wipe it off later! It has a table for converting metric distances, which is great for people from the continent.
"The Way in Detail" breaks the walk down into day-long sections. Each has a neat little summary at the beginning telling you what to expect, such as Terrain, Side Trips and Where to find food and drink. I loved the South Laggan to Invermoriston section including Fort Augustus, with boats working their way through the flight of five locks, and the Falls of Moriston. Make sure you check out the chapter on wildlife which has many photographs.
Overall this is the perfect book for a great walk. I can't wait for more Rucksack Readers to be published, on New Zealand perhaps?
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Walking with Micwic
Great book, reference guide, just completed the GGW (24 may) in the mega storm as apparently covered / reported by the news. Read more
Published 12 months ago by micwic
Excellent - just what I wanted
Bought this for my husband who intends to walk the Great Glen Way next year. He is delighted with it - there is lots of useful information. So far so good!
Published 20 months ago by Claire
Great Glen Way (Rucksack readers)
A great book full of information, in fact just about all the information you will need, the only thing it does not include (and you dont want to carry surplus info and weight) is... Read more
Published on 26 Dec 2009 by Cpt W. A. Lowe
Great Glen Way (Rucksack Readers)
a very usefull read, clear easy to follow map with detailed description of all places on route, don't go without it
Published on 9 Aug 2009 by W. Johnson
A very useful guide
I walked the Great Glen Way this year and found the guide useful and interesting. Other reviewers have criticised the map for being too small, with a lack of detail. Read more
Published on 6 Jun 2008 by J. Grierson
Poor quality with little thought put in
This booklet was very much biased towards the tourist, not the walker. The fold-out map (one of the features mentioned) is too small scale (at 1:110,000) to be useful. Read more
Published on 31 Jan 2007 by Mr. Douglas Boffey
Low on detail, did not live up to expectations
I found this guide disappointing. The maps were not sufficiently detailed, and the descriptions themselves where generic and touristy. Read more
Published on 30 Jun 2006 by Adventure Trekker
Was not impressed
Although this is probably the best guide to the Great Glen Way at the moment, I was not impressed by the content. Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2006
Essential reading for the Great Glen Way walker
This is an essential guide for anyone intending to walk the latest long distance footpath in Scotland. Read more
Published on 27 May 2001
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