Hiking clears the mind, allows new perspectives and takes us to fantastic landscapes.

In the third volume of the Legendary Hiking Routes series, Lonely Planet shifts the focus to Europe. As in the two predecessors Legendary Hiking Routes (Worldwide) and Legendary Hiking Routes in Germany, 50 exciting tours are presented in personal reports by the authors, here between the Arctic Circle and the Balkans. Within the chapters Northern Europe, Western and Southern Europe, Southeastern Europe and Eastern Europe, pretty much every country on the continent is represented. The individual tours are divided into the categories easy, harder and legendary. Whether it's circumnavigating Ireland's Dingle Peninsula, crossing the Pyrenees, following the Finnish Bear Circuit or discovering the Julian Alps in Slovenia. From a relaxed ramble for beginners to a challenging trekking tour, it's all here.

Special features of the volume:

• Detailed description of the routes
• Fascinating pictures
• Illustrated maps roughly showing the route
• Info boxes with all the important facts for planning

For those who feel inspired by the expressive photos to pack their backpacks and lace up their hiking boots, this volume provides tangible practical tips for each tour. For each route, there are also three suggestions for comparable hiking trails within the country. Whether a day trip or a trip lasting several months, cultural trails or wilderness, these routes all have one thing in common: They are truly legendary.

Details

• Format 20,7 x 26,6 cm