Wester Ross & Lochalsh are amongst the most popular areas for walks in the Scottish Highlands. The Lochalsh peninsula between the shores of Loch Duich & Loch Carron offers varied walking from villages such as Plockton as well as the region`s main town at Kyle of Lochalsh. Across the dramatic Mam Ratagan pass is the remote & secluded Glenelg peninsula, a tranquil & peaceful haven far from busy routes. Further north are Applecross & Lochcarron, with mountains that yield nothing in ruggedness to their more famous counterparts in Torridon, as well as attractive fishing villages & forest walks. Finally around Gairloch is an area that has long been famous for its fine sandy beaches, many of them still very quiet. Inland is a vast area of little-visited, rocky peaks known to walkers as ` The Great Wilderness`. This latest pocket guide features 40 of the best walks in this popular area in an attractive & accessible format. ...

Westerkwartier area of the Netherlands in a series of walking & cycling maps at 1:25, 000 – 1:35, 000, published by Falk BV in cooperation with Staatsbosbeheer – Dutch government’s organization for forestry & the management of nature reserves. Colouring indicates different types of vegetation or terrain: woodl&, pastures, heath or sand dunes. Given the topography of most of the country, the maps have no contour lines. The maps show local hiking trails, indicating their waymarking & include cycle paths & horse riding. Many local crossroads are annotated with the numbers of ANWB signposts & ‘mushrooms’ – a useful aid when navigating in Dutch countryside. Symbols indicate various tourist facilities & places of interest, including different types of accommodation, cafes, windmills, etc. The maps have no geographical coordinates. Map legend is in Dutch only. On the reverse each title has supplementary information, in Dutch only, about the region`s attractions. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Westerland on a topographic map at 1:200, 000 from the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie, Germany’s federal mapping agency. The map covers an area of Approx. 100 x 90km. This map is belongs to a series of 58 topographic maps from Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie, the federal cartographic agency of Germany responsible for topographic mapping at 1:200, 000 & maps at smaller scales (the more detailed topographic & leisure maps are prepared & published by the survey organizations of the individual states). Cartography is from the 200K topographic survey & the maps have very elegant, modern look whilst retaining the traditional German presentation of names of smaller towns & villages in italics. Contours are at 12, 5m intervals, enhanced by relief shading, with colouring for woodlands, moors, marches, vineyards & hop plantations. Waterways & rivers are also described in detail, with currents, waterfalls, dams, & jetties clearly marked. Road network, graded into five types, highlights in colour national & regional roads; no driving distances are marked Railway network is also shown in detail, with stations, goods only lines, etc. The maps show administrative boundaries of states & counties, & have a UTM grid plus margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 2’ intervals. Map legend is in German only.PLEASE NOTE: maps in this series provide an excellent presentation of the areas covered by them, with plenty of place names & detailed representation of the road network, & will appeal to anyone who likes quality cartography, but they are not necessarily the best option for holiday & business travel. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Western & Northern Canada Travel Atlas from the Vancouver-based ITMB, presenting each province separately & accompanied, where appropriate, by street plans of main towns. The atlas combines the publishers’ separate folded road maps into an A5, paperback format. Road network

Includes:: selected local tracks & seasonal/winter roads, gives distances on main routes, indicates border crossings from USA, & in the remove areas shows locations of fuel supplies. Railway lines are included & domestic airports or airfields are marked. A wide range of symbols indicate various facilities & places of interest, including campgrounds, lodges, recreational areas, etc. The street plans also highlight various facilities & places of interest, including selected hotels. Topography is shown by altitude colouring
- please note that the grading of colouring into different altitudes is not consistent throughout the atlas but as indicated for each province on pages ii & iii. The maps have plenty of names of mountain ranges, plateaux & other geographical features, with peaks heights given in metres. National or provincial parks & other protected areas are prominently highlighted. The pages have latitude & longitude lines & the atlas is indexed. The atlas covers:- British Columbia at 1:1, 560, 000 with street plans of downtown Vancouver, Victoria & Whistler Village- Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba & Yukon at 1:1, 250, 000 with street plans of central Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg, Dawson City, Whitehorse & Watson Lake- Northwest Territories at 1:2, 150, 000 with a street plan of Yellowknife- Nunavut at 1:3, 050, 000 (Baffin Island is at 1:6, 780, 000 with place names in very small print size)


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This title in the Crossbill Guides Series is one of two volumes covering the autonomous region of Andalucia in Spain. This title covers the western provinces. This book describes the flora & fauna, landscape & traditional land use of this region, plus 18 detailed routes & 28 sites with concrete indications on where & how to find the birds, wildlife & flora. ...

Western Australia in a series of waterproof & tear-resistant state maps of Australia, with enlargements for popular areas & diagrams of main highways. Each title presents the whole of the state on one side, with its rail & road networks. Intermediate driving distances are given on most minor unsealed roads & vehicle tracks are also marked. National parks & other protected areas are highlighted, with the topography indicated by names of mountain ranges, spot heights for main peaks, rivers & lakes. Selected places of interest are marked. On the reverse each title has enlargements of popular areas highlighting tourist routes. Neither the main map nor the enlargements have any geographical coordinates, but all are indexed. Also included are street plans showing accommodation & places of interest, & diagrams of the highways connecting the region ...

Western Australia at 1:2, 500, 000 on an indexed road map from Hema with prominent highlighting of its protected areas. On the reverse is a street plan of central Perth, a throughroad map of the suburbs of Perth & Frementle, seven enlargements of popular regions, plus a table of facilities in the national parks & a list of information centres. On one side is a state road map with prominent highlighting for national parks & other protected areas, as well as Aboriginal Lands. Road classification indicates sealed & unsealed roads &

Includes:: rough 4WD tracks. Highways are shown with their names & numbers. Driving distances are marked on main & many local routes. The map also shows locations of 24-hrs fuel stations & of diesel, unleaded, & Opal stations. Other symbols indicate different types of rest areas, caravanning & camping sites, visitor information offices, & various points of interest. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 2° intervals. The index is next to the map, together with a distance table. On the reverse, a detailed CBD street plan of Perth highlights 35 various facilities & sights, 36 selected accommodation choices, & 10 travel information centres. A throughroads map shows the suburbs of Perth & Fremantle. Panels present more detailed road maps annotated with GPS waypoints & covering seven of the state’s popular areas including the coast between Augusta & Busselton, Cape Range NP, Purnululu NP, Walpole-Nornalup NP, etc. Also provided is a table showing facilities available in the national parks plus a list of local information centres. To see the list of Hema’s maps of other states of Australia please click on the series link.

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Western Australia Road & 4WD Tracks Atlas from Hema (3rd edition, 2015) in a B4 spiral-bound format, with additional more detailed mapping for the south-western region & of Perth & its environs, information on the state’s top 25 national parks, etc. The main atlas section covers the whole stare at approx. 1:1, 000, 000, whilst its more populated south western corner (roughly between Geraldton, Kalgoorlie & the Nuytsland Nature Reserve along the southern coast) is also shown in greater detail at 1:250, 000. Road network distinguishes between sealed & unsealed roads & indicates which routes have been surveyed & verified by the publishers’ own team. Also marked are 4WD only tracks, with 50 best routes prominently highlighted. Road distances are marked on main & numerous minor routes. Railway lines are shown with stations & airports, airfields & airstrips are marked. Also shown are selected hiking trails, including the Cape to Cape & Bibbulmun Walking Tracks.A wide range of symbols indicate various facilities & places of interest, including supply points for different kinds of fuel, various types of accommodation (camping areas, caravan parks, bush camping, etc), roadside rest areas, information centres, etc. Where appropriate, the maps also have on them additional notes, warning tips, etc. from the publishers. Topography is indicated by names of mountain ranges, peaks, deserts, etc, plus graphics for sand rides, cliffs, rocky outcrops, swamps & salt lakes. The state’s numerous national parks & other protected areas are prominently highlighted, as are Aboriginal lands & restricted entry areas. Important locations or road junctions are annotated with GPS waypoints & the maps have latitude & longitude crosshairs at 1° & 30’ respectively. The index is arranged in three separate sections: by geographic feature, road name & place name. The atlas also
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- information of top 50 4WD trips highlighted in the atlas section, with details about entry permits, longest distance without fuel, etc.- a table of facilities in Western Australia’s national parks & in the private camping areas & caravan parks, plus lists of visitors’ centres & dump stations- descriptions of Western Australia’s top 25 national parks accompanied with extracts from the main atlas section- a street plan of central Perth annotated with 73 point of interest & accommodation recommendations, plus maps of the city’s suburbs & the Perth region- a distance table To see the full range of Hema’s road atlases & guides to Australia & its states please click on the series link.

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Western Australia on a waterproof & tear-resistant “ State & Cities” map from UBD Gregory’s providing coverage of the whole state at 1:2, 900, 000 with an index of places, plus a city centre street plan of Perth & plans of Fremantle, Mandurah, Busselton, Carnarvon, Broome, Albany, Geraldton, Esperance, Bunbury & Kalgoorlie– Boulder. Maps in this series from UBD Gregory’s present Australia’s states as “ State & Suburban” titles with a map showing suburbs of the state capital, or as “ State & Cities” title, each with a city centre street plan of the state capital plus plans of other local towns. Some states are currently covered by only one of these two versions, others are available in both. Certain titles, as indicated in the individual description, are waterproof & tear-resistant. The state map is indexed & shows the road & railway networks. Topography is indicated by names of deserts, mountain ranges & selected peaks, with national parks, reserves & protected areas, aboriginal lands, & World Heritage sites highlighted. Symbols provide tourist information, highlighting places of interest & information centres, etc. Each map has a grid showing latitude & longitude at 1º intervals. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Western Australia “ State & Suburban” map from UBD Gregory’s providing coverage of the whole state at 1:2, 900, 000 with an index of places, plus an indexed road map of the suburbs of Perth. Maps in this series from UBD Gregory’s present Australia’s states as “ State & Suburban” titles with a map showing suburbs of the state capital, or as “ State & Cities” title, each with a city centre street plan of the state capital plus plans of other local towns. Some states are currently covered by only one of these two versions, others are available in both. Certain titles, as indicated in the individual description, are waterproof & tear-resistant. The state map is indexed & shows the road & railway networks. Topography is indicated by names of deserts, mountain ranges & selected peaks, with national parks, reserves & protected areas, aboriginal lands, & World Heritage sites highlighted. Symbols provide tourist information, highlighting places of interest & information centres, etc. Each map has a grid showing latitude & longitude at 1º intervals. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...