With its small size and precise needle, the Silva Pocket compass is a handy, compact compass that is perfect to bring along on your hike. While not designed for advanced navigation, it is a great aid if you need to find the right basic direction quickly or use it as a backup for a more…
Cicerone guidebook to 50 day walks in the Mont Blanc region near Chamonix and Courmayeur, plus outlines of 4 multi-day treks around both sides of the Mont Blanc massif. The walks range from 3 to 20km and cover a variety of terrains from easy valley walks to more challenging routes over boulders, scree and on…
It’s no good having a map if it’s all soggy – contour lines tend to blur, transforming gentle slopes into towering cliffs. Avoid such topographical catastrophes by protecting your map in this practical map case. The welded design will protect paper from water and dust, and the TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) is UV resistant and folds…
Silva’s Ranger SL MS is the smallest ‘real’ compass you’ll find this side of Timbuktu.Everthing is downsized but none of the practicality has been lost. The SL keeps measurements in mm and inches and even has a pin-on function so you don’t have to worry about fishing it out every few minutes. All Silva compasses include…
This touring map traverses Australia from Melbourne to Adelaide (1:900,000) and features an inset map of the Great Ocean Road (1:450,000). The latter map pinpoints significant locations along the route with tourist information attached and is accompanied by other useful information to illuminate the journey. Through-road maps of Melbourne to Adelaide are also included.
This is one of a series of excellent guide books from the Cicerone. Their guides are an inexpensive option for hikers heading all over the world looking to explore the world’s best walks and treks, mountains and cycle routes. This book details trekking in the Everest region of the Himalaya in Nepal, including Thame Valley, Lukla to Namche,…
Cicerone guidebook for walking the Tour of Mont Blanc, one of the world’s classic treks. The 170km TMB route typically takes 11 days and is described in both anti-clockwise and clockwise directions, with optional variants. Includes information about refuges and facilities and a separate booklet showing the entire route on IGN 1:25,000 maps.
Best Walks of NSW Mid North Coast covers the mid-north of NSW from south of Port Macquarie to Yamba and boasts a huge range of beautiful environments, making the region perfect for exploring on foot. This book introduces the best walks for visitors and residents alike, ranging from leisurely cliff-top and beach strolls to the…
John Chapman and his co-authors spend their lives hiking all over this great land and writing guide books so the rest of us can follow them. Through years of refinement John & Co’s books are well laid-out and colourfully illustrated that detail routes, background, safety, trip planning and further reading.
These are the official 1:25 000 scale topographical maps from the NSW government Land & Property Division, covering the most outstanding areas of the state on a well-produced, reversible, fold-out map perfect for hikers.
For weekend warriors or local residents alike, this guide introduces the best walks that the Sunshine Coast has to offer, ranging from leisurely beach-side cliff-top strolls to the more rugged bush tracks. Richly illustrated with full-colour photos, this guide features detailed maps and descriptions of the region’s parks, bushland, rivers, coasts and urban areas. Covers…
Cicerone’s guidebook to the Via Podiensis (Chemin du Puy) pilgrim route along the GR65 through southern France to the Pyrenees. The 750km route links Le Puy-en-Velay with Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port and the start of the Camino Frances to Santiago. Includes Cele Valley and Rocamadour variants.