Product Description

"The Short Walks" series is devised for all the family to enjoy. Each guide features 20 routes of 1.5 to 5.5 miles, with the emphasis on maximising enjoyment and minimising fuss. Each easy-to-follow walk has points of interest for children, special features, refreshment stops and facilities, along with quality Ordnance Survey colour mapping and specially-commissioned photography, all in a durable, pocket-sized format.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11899 in Books
• Published on: 2008-06-15
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 80 pages

Customer Reviews

Jarrold Short Walks
During a recent fortnight's holiday in the Lakes this book never left our pocket!. We found the walks easy to follow and all instructions were clear and up to date.
The routes are all circular and graded (from easy to more challenging) by a colour key - though some of the walks 'easiness' could be a matter of opinion!
From a gentle stroll round Buttermere to the summit of Cat Bells and a long tramp round Grisedale Beck - the book will be invaluable to first time walking enthusiasts and also for families simply out for a picnic or stroll. With this book the walker is in no doubt of the path and can confidently walk in to the depths of the countryside knowing that the route is exactly as written. At least 10 of them were tried and tested.

Excellent little book, amazing walks.
Not really a fan of mapping, walking and navigating around places I'm not familiar with I bought this book, thinking I'd be alright with such a small book, and I may find one or two good walks.

I bought the book overpriced at the local co-op (langdale) whilst I was in the lake district, and even for the price I paid I was extremley pleased with the book.

The detail in some of the guides is immense, it's almost impossible to get lost! And from my experience with this book, the walks I did included breath-taking views, vast, open tarns and many more unique and amazing sights of the true lake district.

I particulary reccomend doing a walk that includes a "tarn", which is a completley natural lake that has developed with no help of human hand (more detail in the book) as you'll simply be amazed. They also provide amazing 'picnic' areas, as not many people are attracted to the less popular ones, you won't be distrubed at all.

At one point, me and my father (who was walking with me at the time) stopped beside a particulary beautiful lake, and listened as we heard nothing. Pure silence.

Another amazing sight that me and my father witnessed was at the top of a mountain, where a jet swooped below us and followed the course of a nearby lake. It was actually below us, flying so low and us climbing so high, you can imagine the impact it had on our walk and the view before us.

If you are expecting a journey to the lake district in the near future this book is definetly something that should be packed, and for less than a fiver (belive me, you'll pay alot more if you purchase it after arriving) it's well worth buying.

Handy Little Book
Have just come back from the Lake District having done a couple of walks using this book. Very useful. I know you can read an OS map to find public footpaths but this is pretty good as it gives you an indication of those worth doing and good starting points. The pictures in it helps you pick what you fancy the most as well. Very compact for walking with too.

The instructions are very clear (for the most part - odd hiccup - but that might have been our fault!) and the grading of the walks was very useful. (Not normally much of a walker but this sort of publication would make me do it more often.)

Glad I bought it. Now just looking for one for Lincolnshire!