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Madeira Tour & Trail is an updated, double sided, indexed, map at a scale of 1:40, 000 designed primarily for walkers but will be of use to motorists on the island as well. A large number of walking routes are marked on the map. Main & minor roads, dirt tracks, footpaths, trails are all very clearly marked, as are regional boundaries. Vertiginous sections on are especially marked, as are tunnels & cable cars. Additional information concerning routes currently in construction is also provided. Petrol stations & dedicated parking facilities are shown, as are rest stops & picnic areas. Camp sites & hotels are indicated, as well as the island's famous gardens & historical sites. Longitude & latitude co-ordinates are given at one minute intervals, detailed relief shading & contours are shown, as are spot heights. An indexed street plan of central Funchal is provided as an inset on the larger map. Current edition of this map was published in 2009. ...

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Madeira Tour & Trail is a double sided, indexed, waterproof map at a scale of 1:40, 000. This updated, super durable map is designed primarily for walkers but will be of use to motorists on the island as well. A large number of walking routes are marked on the map. Main & minor roads, dirt tracks, footpaths, trails are all very clearly marked, as are regional boundaries. Vertiginous sections on are especially marked, as are tunnels & cable cars. Additional information concerning routes currently in construction is also provided. Petrol stations & dedicated parking facilities are shown, as are rest stops & picnic areas. Camp sites & hotels are indicated, as well as the island's famous gardens & historical sites. Longitude & latitude co-ordinates are given at one minute intervals, detailed relief shading & contours are shown, as are spot heights. An indexed street plan of central Funchal is provided as an inset on the larger map. Current edition of this map was published in 2009. ...

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Madeira at 1:35, 000 on a brightly coloured, double-sided road map from the Portuguese publishers Turinta emphasising the island’s main roads & places of interest, plus a large street plan of central Funchal & a map of the nearby Porto Santo at 1:90, 000. The map divides Madeira east/west, with a good overlap between the sides. Place names are in large, easy-to-read print. Bright altitude colouring with contours at 50m intervals shows the island’s topography, with build-up areas also prominently coloured. Road network emphasises principal & regional routes. Driving distances are shown on principal routes only & locations of petrol stations are marked. The map also indicates locations & roads with bus connections. Icons show places of interest, including campsites, viewpoints, beaches, etc. The map has latitude & longitude lines at 3’ intervals. A street plan of Funchal highlights main traffic arteries, names selected streets & indicates various facilities including car parks, petrol stations, etc. ...

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Walking in Madeira is accomplished walker Paddy Dillon’s Cicerone guide to walking on the volcanic islands of Madeira & Porto Santo in the Atlantic Ocean. The walks covered stretch from sea level to the highest peaks on the islands & explore the cliff coastline, wander from village to village along level levada paths, penetrating dense laurisilva forests & traversing stone-paved paths from peak to peak in the high mountains. This new edition takes account of the sweeping change on Madeira in terms of its new network of underground road tunnels, bus routes & accommodation & food & drink options on & around the walks. The guide is structured in seven main sections
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HE walkers’ guide to Madeira for more than 30 years & a winner of the Thomas Cook Best Travel Guide Award, this book has been thoroughly revised for the current 13th edition to take into account the fires of August 2016 (with a couple of replacement walks). The maps have also been enhanced with waypoints, & there are free downloadable GPS tracks for all the walks. The book guides the visitor across the island by car & on foot. But it is primarily known as a walking guide. The Sunday Times said, `A remarkable paperback which may have done more than any other to change the way its readers spend their holidays: this book single-handedly turned levada-walking into something approaching a craze.` ...

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Madeira Walks: Leisure Trails: Volume 1

Madeira is a wonderful destination for walkers, offering a breathtaking diversity of landscapes; lushly verdant slopes, towering volcanic peaks, dramatic gorges and soaring cliffs surprise and amaze the newcomer. Add the levada network, primeval forests, subtropical flora and the superb landscaped gardens - little wonder that the island is fondly called ”The floating garden of the Atlantic”. Shirley Whitehead, Madeira`s resident walking expert, has brought together over 40 `Leisure Walks` adventures suitable for a wide range of abilities and age groups. Madeira Walks volume 1 offers a wealth of choice for every walker and explores the best areas the island has to offer. With Madeira Walks in your pocket, your visit to Madeira becomes an unforgettable adventure.Each `Leisure
Walk` description includes:- Route Summary giving overall view of the route and access information; Ratings for Effort, Time, Distance, Ascents/Descents, Refreshments, and Vertigo risk (where applicable), in an easy to see pictorial `Summary` box; fully detailed walk description, including frequent timings to aid navigation and check your progress; gps waypoints at every key point on every route (subject to reception); full colour 1:40, 000 scale mapping for each route taken from the latest edition of Madeira Tour & Trail Map. Shirley is an expert on Madeira`s flora, describing the varied and exotic plant life we encounter on each Leisure Walk. For gps users Discovery Walking Guides provides free gpx waypoint files for Madeira Walks as a zip file download from its website.

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Madeira is a wonderful destination for walkers, offering a breathtaking diversity of landscapes; lushly verdant slopes, towering volcanic peaks, dramatic gorges & soaring cliffs surprise & amaze the newcomer. Add the levada network, primeval forests, subtropical flora & the superb landscaped gardens
- little wonder that the island is fondly called ” The floating garden of the Atlantic”. Shirley Whitehead, Madeira`s resident walking expert, has brought together over 40 ` Leisure Walks` adventures suitable for a wide range of abilities & age groups. Madeira Walks volume 1 offers a wealth of choice for every walker & explores the best areas the island has to offer. With Madeira Walks in your pocket, your visit to Madeira becomes an unforgettable adventure. Each ` Leisure Walk` description
Includes::- Route Summary giving overall view of the route & access information; Ratings for Effort, Time, Distance, Ascents/ Descents, Refreshments, & Vertigo risk (where applicable), in an easy to see pictorial ` Summary` box; fully detailed walk description, including frequent timings to aid navigation & check your progress; gps waypoints at every key point on every route (subject to reception); full colour 1:40, 000 scale mapping for each route taken from the latest edition of Madeira Tour & Trail Map. Shirley is an expert on Madeira`s flora, describing the varied & exotic plant life we encounter on each Leisure Walk. For gps users Discovery Walking Guides provides free gpx waypoint files for Madeira Walks as a zip file download from its website.

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