Rucksack Readers are rucksack-friendly guidebooks covering some of the world's finest long-distance walks and most inspiring mountains. Each book is carefully designed to make not only a reliable companion, but also a beautiful souvenir, with 50-80 colour photographs.
ADVICE FOR NOVICES
Your first long-distance walk may seem a daunting idea, but you don’t need to be extremely fit, nor do you need to spend a fortune on special gear. With sensible planning and preparation, and some basic equipment, you can enjoy a rewarding and healthy holiday.
Long-distance walking is different from a ‘normal’ holiday: you will be exercising continuously and carrying your world with you for a week or so. Give special thought to:
-planning realistic daily distances
-feet and boots
-the right gear.
Your first two priorities are to buy and break in a decent pair of walking boots well in advance, and to buy or borrow a rucksack. Everything else can be acquired gradually, once you’re ready to have another go. Don’t forget to test everything out on some long day-walks before you set off.
Good Luck and enjoy!
 | Aconcagua: Summit of South America - Rucksack Readers Aconcagua is the first of the new Rucksack Pocket Summits guidebooks to climbing the seven summits of the world's continents: the books are pocket-sized with wraparound map flap, open-flat binding and waterproof paper. Of the seven summits, Aconcagua (... | From £9.99 | Buy Now » |
 | Call of the Wild - Rucksack Readers Roly Smith (ed) Where in the crowded British Isles would you look for wilderness? Surprisingly, England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland have a variety of wild landscapes unrivalled anywhere in the world. This book is published to celebrate 25 years of the... | From £12.50 | Buy Now » |
 | Denali/Mt McKinley - Rucksack Readers Harry Kikstra At 6194 m (20,320 ft) Denali (Mt McKinley) is the highest mountain in North America. Its arctic latutude makes for extreme weather conditions and its remote location in the Alaskan wilderness means that climbing teams must be self-reliant... | From £9.99 | Buy Now » |
 | Explore Mount Kilimanjaro - Rucksack Readers-Tanzania, Africa At 5895 metres (nearly four miles) above sea level, the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest point on earth to which you can walk. This is a mountain of contrasts and extremes. You start from tropical rain forest and finish in arctic conditions, pas... | From £12.50 | Buy Now » |
 | Explore the Great Wall - Rucksack Readers-China Asia The Great Wall of China is the largest construction on earth, yet myths about it are more widely known than facts. The best way to appreciate the Great Wall is to explore it on foot. This richly illustrated book focuses on especially rewarding parts of th... | From £12.50 | Buy Now » |
 | Explore the Inca Trail - Rucksack Readers-Peru South America This guide contains everything you need to plan and enjoy hiking a choice of three Inca Trails to Machu Picchu in Peru. Step-by-step sections cover the Classic trail (4-5 days), the longer, more strenuous trek from Mollepata (6-7 days) and the Shortest op... | From £12.50 | Buy Now » |
 | Explore the Tour of Mont Blanc - Rucksack Readers-France, Italy & Switzerland The Tour of Mont Blanc is Europe's most popular long-distance walk, encircling the highest mountain in the Alps (and arguably in the continent). This classic alpine route runs for 170 km (106 miles) and can be completed in 11 days. You walk through Franc... | From £12.50 | Buy Now » |
 | Light on Dumyat, a classic adventure - Rucksack Readers Rennie McOwan This is a fresh edition of a classic novel for children aged 9 and upward. The action is set in the Ochil Hills of mid-Scotland, where Gavin learns outdoor survival skills and Clan traditions. He is drawn into mysterious events and faces ... | From £6.99 | Buy Now » |
 | The Arran Coastal Way - Rucksack Readers Jacquetta Megarry The Arran Coastal Way is perhaps Scotland’s finest circular long-distance trail, running 65 miles (105 km) around the Isle of Arran in a memorable week-long hike from Brodick. It's accessible from near Glasgow by the Ardrossan ferry. ... | From £10.99 | Buy Now » |
 | The Cateran Trail - Rucksack Readers -Walking Guide Perth Scotland The Cateran Trail is a circular walk of 64 miles (103 km) starting in Blairgowrie, near Perth, following in the footsteps of cattle-rustlers (caterans). This waymarked Trail follows ancient paths through glens, mountains and farmland of Highland Perthshir... | From £10.99 | Buy Now » |
 | The Dingle Way - Rucksack Readers-Walking Guide, Dingle Peninsula, Dublin, Ireland The Dingle Way runs 112 miles (179 km) around the beautiful Dingle Peninsula. It starts and finishes in Tralee, accessible by train or bus from Dublin and from Kerry Airport. The complete walk takes eight days, but it can easily be shortened. The Way f... | From £10.99 | Buy Now » |
 | The Great Glen Way - Rucksack Readers-Walking Guide Fort William, Inverness, Scotland The Great Glen Way runs for 73 miles (117 km) along Scotland's historic Great Glen between Fort William and Inverness. It follows the Caledonian Canal and passes several lochs, including Loch Ness with its famous monster legend, and Urquhart Castle. Th... | From £10.99 | Buy Now » |
 | The Kerry Way - Rucksack Readers-inc Killarney Ireland The Kerry Way runs for 126 miles (203 km) through Ireland's most spectacular mountain landscapes, starting and finishing in the town of Killarney. Dramatic peaks and glens, wild moorlands, lakes and windswept passes blend magnificently with extensive coas... | From £10.99 | Buy Now » |
 | The Kintyre Way - Rucksack Readers Sandra Bardwell and Jacquetta Megarry The Kintyre Way is a fully waymarked trail that criss-crosses the Kintyre peninsula for 87 miles (140 km) from Tarbert to Dunaverty Bay, near the Mull of Kintyre. Famous as Scotland only ‘mainland island’, Kintyre ... | From £10.99 | Buy Now » |
 | The Rob Roy Way - Rucksack Readers-Walking Guide -Drymen, Pitlochry, Scotland The Rob Roy Way is a long-distance walk from Drymen to Pitlochry, developed by Rucksack Readers in partnership with walking enthusiasts. It runs for 79 miles (126 km) along some of Scotland's finest lochs and glens, using historic footpaths, a cycle route... | From £10.99 | Buy Now » |
 | The Speyside Way - Rucksack Readers Jacquetta Megarry and Jim Strachan The Speyside Way runs for 80 miles (129 km) from the fishing port of Buckie to Aviemore in the foothills of the Cairngorms. Following the lovely valley of the River Spey, you walk through countryside rich in malt whis... | From £10.99 | Buy Now » |
 | The West Highland Way - Rucksack Readers-Walking Guide Glasgow, Loch Lomond, Fort William Scotland The West Highland Way is the first and most famous of Scotland's long-distance walks. The Way begins on the outskirts of Glasgow, its largest city, then goes through Scotland's first National Park, along the shores of its largest loch. After 95 miles (152... | From £10.99 | Buy Now » |
 | The Wicklow Way - Rucksack Readers -Ireland The Wicklow Way is Ireland's first and most popular Waymarked Way, running between Marlay Park (Dublin) and Clonegal, 82 miles (132 km) to the south. It offers varied and scenic walking on the flanks of the Wicklow mountains with loughs, rivers and his... | From £10.99 | Buy Now » |