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This superb collection of classic science fiction features the best of Jules Verne`s epic adventure stories, including Five ...

Accompanying the six-part BBC 2 series, the six walks featured in this book follow the old tracks, overgrown cuttings & ancient viaducts which are the legacy of ' The Beeching Axe'. Julia Bradbury looks at how the rise & fall of the railways has altered the lives of communities across the country. Today, many of the thousands of old branch lines which were closed in the 1960s are now the treasured stomping grounds of ramblers & hikers. This book follows six of these beautiful walks, all offering an insight into Britain's industrial heritage: the Monsal Trail in Derbyshire, Dolgellau to Barmouth in Snowdonia, Cornwall's Coast to Coast Trail, the Strathspey Railway, Weymouth to Portl&, & Callander to Loch Tay in Perthshire. Fully illustrated with maps & photographs of Julia walking the routes & the spectacular surrounding landscapes, Julia Bradbury's Railway Walks will inspire you to don your walking boots & explore Britain's lost rail empire. The book covers six different walks: 1. Derbyshire- The Monsal Trail 2. Snowdonia
- Dolgellau to Barmouth 3. Cornwall
- Coast to Coast Trail 4. Speyside
- The Strathspey Railway 5. Weymouth
- Harbouring History 6. Perthshire
- Callander to Loch Tay




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The companion to the BBC series Wainwright Walks, with Julia Bradbury following in the footsteps of famous fell-walker & guide writer AW Wainwright. The series

Includes:: beautiful aerial sequences of Lakeland icons Blencathra & England's tallest mountain Scafell Pike. It was first broadcast in 2008 & regularly repeated on BBC4 & BBC2, most recently in December 2011. The book collects together all ten of the walks from Series I & II, with clear directions & Julia's commentary on her experience of the walks. Stills from the original series are augmented by the famous line drawings from Wainwright's original books, & evocative landscape photography by Derry Brabbs.

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The much-loved fellwalker Alfred Wainwright created one of the truly great walking challenges
- to walk across the whole of Engl&.
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One of the maps in the topographic survey of Peru from the country’s national survey organization, Instituto Geográfico Nacional. Contours are at 25m intervals & colouring/symbols indicate different types of terrain & vegetation. Some of the maps may contain small blank spaces representing as yet unmapped areas. Each sheet covers 30’ latitude by 30’ longitude. The maps have a 1km UTM grid & margin ticks for latitude & longitude at intervals of 1’. Publication dates vary; most maps were published in 1960s to 1990s, with some sheets revised more recently. Map legend is in Spanish only, except in the more recent editions which also include English. ...

Julian Alps at 1:50, 000 on a GPS compatible, contoured hiking map from Sidarta with on the reverse details of 41 mountain huts, each annotated with main trails leading to it; also climbing areas, natural heritage sites, etc. The map covers the whole of the Triglav National Park, extending outside its boundary north to Kranjska Gora & the Austrian border, east to Bled, & south beyond Tolmin. In the north-west the Italian Julian Alps are included, with place names shown with their Slovenian versions. The map has contours at 20m intervals (25m in Italy), enhanced by relief shading & graphics, plus numerous spot heights & names of peaks & other geographical features. An overprint highlights waymaked trails, grading them according to the degree of difficulty. Locations of mountain huts are prominently marked & other symbols show campsites, bivouac places, hunting lodges, climbing areas, natural places of special interest, etc. For drivers, locations of petrol stations are also marked; the map also indicates local bus stops. The map has a 2-km UTM grid. On the reverse is information about 41 mountain huts, each illustrated by a drawing, plus full contact details, number of beds & seasonal opening months. Each hut has a diagram of showing hiking routes leading to it from other huts, peaks or car parks. Most are also illustrated with panorama drawings showing the relevant hiking routes. Also provided is a list of climbing areas, plus lists of cultural or natural heritage places of interest annotated with their GPS waypoints. Map legend & all the relevant text include English. ...

Julian Alps in a series of double-sided maps at 1:40, 000 from Kartografija in Ljubljana, accompanied by a 71-page bilingual Slovenian/ English colour booklet with 42 pages of descriptions of the region’s numerous places of interest, plus brief descriptions of 44 recommended hiking trails & of 9 cycling routes, from 8.5km to 48km long & accompanied by route profiles. The maps in this series have contours at 20m intervals, enhanced by relief shading & graphics to provide a very effective picture of the topography. Waymarked hiking trails & cycling routes are prominently highlighted & cross-referenced to their descriptions in the accompanying guides. A wide range of symbols provide information on various types of accommodation (rural hotels, motels, farms, mountain huts, campsites), recreational facilities, picturesque locations, etc. For drivers, locations of petrol stations are marked. Each map is double-sided, with a good overlap between the sides, & has latitude & longitude lines at 2’ intervals. The accompanying pocket guides are bilingual, Slovenian/ English, with around 60 to 80 pages. Approx. half are descriptions of places of interest, illustrated by colour photos. Descriptions of hiking routes give timings & the degree of difficulty, as do notes for cycling routes which are also accompanied by route profiles. Also provided is a list of mountain huts. Map legends & all the text include English. ...

Julian Alps at 1:50, 000 on a GPS compatible, contoured hiking map from Sidarta with on the reverse details of 41 mountain huts, each annotated with main trails leading to it; also climbing areas, natural heritage sites, etc. The map covers the whole of the Triglav National Park, extending beyond its boundary to the Austrian border, Bled & beyond Tolmin. In the north-west the Italian Julian Alps is included, with place names shown with their Slovenian versions. The map has contours at 20m intervals (25m in Italy), enhanced by relief shading & graphics, plus numerous spot heights & names of peaks & other geographical features. An overprint highlights waymaked trails, grading them according to the degree of difficulty. Locations of mountain huts are prominently marked & other symbols also show campsites, bivouac places, hunting lodges, climbing areas, natural places of special interest, etc. For drivers, locations of petrol stations are also marked. The map has a 1-km UTM grid. On the reverse is information about 41 mountain huts, each illustrated by a drawing, plus full contact details, number of beds & seasonal opening months. Each hut has a diagram of showing hiking routes leading to it from other huts, peaks or car parks. Most are also illustrated with panorama drawings showing the relevant hiking routes. Also provided is a list of climbing areas, plus lists of cultural or natural heritage places of interest annotated with their GPS waypoints. Map legend & all the relevant text include English. ...

Julian Alps hiking map by Kartografija at a scale of 1: 50, 000. The map

Includes:: GPS coordinates & is printed

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