Product Description

Frank Duerden's classic guide Best Walks in the Lake District highlights the best walking opportunities in the spectacular Lake District National Park. There are walks ranging from short strolls to hikes that would challenge the fittest walker, each with a sketch map and detailed instructions. The routes in this edition have all been rewalked and updated by walking enthusiast Tom Holman. Stunning new photographs by Andrew Midgley and Tom Holman illustrate the book.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #119695 in Books
• Published on: 2006-03-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Review
a large pocketful of help and understanding that will captivate and enthuse, invite and guide the visitor to most corners of Lakeland (Trade & Industry )

An excellent walking companion (Grange Now! )

... so comprehensive that this one book is all that is needed to cover most of the Lake District's best walks (Keswick Reminder )

Keswick Reminder, April 21, 2006
'so comprehensive that this one book is all that is needed to cover most of the Lake District's best walks.'

walk, the Rambler's Association magazine, Summer 2006
'pocket-friendly and handy introduction to the area, updated for 2006'

Customer Reviews

Lake District Walks
I was a little disappointed with this book. We took it to the lake district and although it contained lots of information on the various walks described, it was difficult to follow the maps, even with the ordinance survey maps we had taken along as well. The habit of turning the map around and sticking an arrow on to show north I found particularly irritating. Equally it was annoying that no time indication was given for the various walks - the moderate walks were very different in standard, ranging from a bit of a stroll for a couple of hours to a six or seven hour trip over a number of peaks. Some of the walks were on paths that were very easy to find and walk along, and others were hard to follow even with the use of a compass, and again this was not really made clear in the book. That said, we had a number of good days out following the walks, many of which were extremely good.

Best book for best walks - highly recommended
This is a great book, with some fabulous walks lovingly described. Frank Duerden clearly loves the Lakes and loves walking. He has drawn very clear maps and provided good route decriptions - though an OS map is still useful. The book may look a little drab, but the walks are anything but drab!

Best walks in the Lake District
Best Walks in the Lake District

Needs to be read in conjunction with several other similar texts. Our experience of planning our walking holiday in the Lakes was that different books had different approaches to walks and that combining two or three versions of the same walk was the best.
This one has a number of the 'classic' walks well-documented.