Wandelgids - Great Glen Way - Rucksack Readers

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Wandelgids - Great Glen Way - Rucksack Readers

Productomschirjving: De Great Glen Way loopt 124 km lang langs de Great Glen van Schotland tussen Fort William en Inverness. Het volgt het historische Caledonische kanaal en loopt langs vier van de mooiste meren van de Hooglanden, waaronder Loch Ness, beroemd om zijn monsterlegende en om Urquhart Castle. SecLons van de High Route bieden een prachtig uitzicht over Loch Ness. Laaggelegen secLons bieden gemakkelijke wandeling langs kanaal jaagpad en oude spoorbaan. De Great Glen is rijk aan geschiedenis, kanaal erfgoed en dieren in het wild.

Engelse omschrijving: The Great Glen Way runs for 77 miles (124 km) along Scotland’s Great Glen between Fort William and Inverness. It follows the historic Caledonian Canal and runs beside four of the Highlands’ loveliest lochs, including Loch Ness, famous for its monster legend and for Urquhart Castle. SecLons of the High Route provide glorious views over Loch Ness. Low-lying secLons offer easy walking along canal towpath and old railway trackbed. The Great Glen is rich in history, canal heritage and wildlife.

This edition is lavishly illustrated, with 100+ colour photos and 13 pages carrying new, detailed route mapping (1:38,000). It includes several recent route updates, many fresh photos and is in a slim pocket-friendly format. Like all Rucksack Reader guidebooks, it is printed on rainproof paper.

•full details of the two High Route sections launched in August 2014
•town plans of Fort William and Inverness
•hill and mountain climbs including Ben Nevis
•background on canal heritage, clan history and wildlife
•detailed description for each section walked from Fort William to Inverness
•summaries showing distance, terrain, food/drink stops and altitude profile
•planning information for walkers and cyclists
•drop-down map of the Great Glen Way in five panels (1:100,000)
•in full colour, with 90 photographs, many of them new
•rainproof paper throughout.

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