Travel guides: activity holidays

Embark on an extraordinary cycling journey along the Rhine Cycle Route (EuroVelo 15), one of Europes most scenic and accessible long-distance trails.

Follow in the footsteps of history along the GR367 Cathar Way (Sentier Cathare), a 260km (162 mile) trek from the Mediterranean coast at Port-la-Nouvelle to the Pyrenean foothills at Foix.

A guidebook to 30 circular walks in the North Wessex Downs National Landscape.

A guidebook to 25 day walks on the island of Corsica.

Discover the wild beauty of Frances Vanoise National Park, where soaring peaks, glacial vistas, and alpine meadows offer some of the Alps finest hut-to-hut trekking.

A guidebook to 24 inland and coastal walks on Jersey.

Discover the Dales Way, one of Britain's gentlest long-distance walks, a picturesque 128km (79-mile) trail from Ilkley through the Yorkshire Dales National Park to Bowness-on-Windermere in the Lake District.

Discover the rolling mountains, wild glens and ancient woodlands of Highland Perthshire, where grassy plateaus, broad ridges and deep river valleys stretch between Loch Lomond National Park and the Cairngorms.

A guidebook to 40 day walks exploring the western White Peak in the Peak District National Park.

This book provides an informed, instructive, and wry insight into the world of the bivouac, drawing upon the author's wealth of personal experience.

Scotland's 282 Munros, the mountains over 3000ft, represent the ultimate challenge in British hillwalking.

Discover the enchanting stone cloisters, medieval towers, and cobbled villages along the Via Francigena on this central section of the renowned pilgrimage route, a 726 km journey from Lausanne on Lake Geneva to the historic city of Lucca in Tuscany.

Discover Lancashires wild beauty through a carefully curated collection of 40 circular day walks and one epic two-day trek, unveiling the heart of one of Englands most varied and captivating counties.

Discover the wild beauty of the Isles of Scilly, a remote Atlantic archipelago off the coast of Cornwall where turquoise seas, white-sand beaches and rugged granite headlands create some of the most distinctive coastal scenery in Britain.

Discover the Lake Districts literary heritage and inspiring landscapes on the Tour of the Lake District, a 144km (90-mile) circular long-distance route beginning and ending in Ambleside.

A guidebook to 30 walks in Austrias Salzkammergut, a region of lakes and mountains near Salzburg.

Walk the rolling Tuscan hills, historic towns, and sacred sites of Italy on Part 3 of the Via Francigena pilgrimage route, covering 411km (255 miles) from Lucca to Rome.

Discover the iconic LEJOG journey as you cycle the length of Great Britain, from Lands End, the wild tip of Cornwall, to the windswept cliffs of John o Groats in Scotlands far north.

Discover 24 outstanding Lake District summits accessible from the lively valleys of Coniston, Duddon and Eskdale.

Explore 28 magnificent Lake District summits above Borrowdale, from the iconic ridgeline of Catbells and the commanding presence of Great Gable to the hard-won top of Scafell Pike, England's highest mountain.

North of Keswick, the Lake District takes on a different character.

Discover 32 outstanding Lake District summits rising above the tranquil waters and dramatic valleys of Buttermere, Crummock Water, Loweswater, Lorton, and Newlands.

A guidebook to 30 low-level and easy day walks in the southern part of Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park in Wales.

Guidebook presenting 45 day walks and one long distance route in the Scottish Borders.

A guidebook to 50 graded day walks in Switzerlands Valais.

A guidebook to walking the Wicklow Way, Irelands first long-distance trail, running from the outskirts of Dublin to the village of Clonegal in County Carlow.

A guidebook to day walks and treks on the islands of La Gomera and El Hierro.

A guidebook to 35 day walks and a 5-day Naxos Strada coast-to-coast route in Greeces Cycladic islands (Paros, Naxos, Amorgos and Santorini).

Explore the rolling limestone landscapes, deep green dales and historic villages of the White Peak, the southern heart of the Peak District National Park.

Experience the wild heart of Tasmania, Australias island-state off the south-east coast, as you trek the legendary Overland Track from Ronny Creek in Cradle Valley to Cynthia Bay on Lake St Clair.

Discover the New Forest National Park through a diverse collection of 30 waymarked walks that reveal the essence of one of Englands most historic and enchanting landscapes.

Romanias mountains offer a stunning mix of dramatic peaks, hidden valleys, alpine meadows, and remote forests, making the country one of Europes last great wildernesses.

Few areas of the Lake District pack as much fell walking ambition into a single valley as Patterdale.

East of the main Lakeland fells lies a quieter, less visited landscape of ancient drove roads, sweeping ridgelines and hidden valleys.

Experience one of the most iconic and technically demanding mountain traverses in the British Isles with Skyes Cuillin Ridge Traverse, a continuous 12km alpine-style crest along the heart of the Black Cuillin on the Isle of Skye.

Embark on an unforgettable trekking adventure through the breathtaking mountains and fjords of southern Norway with 10 of southern Norways most rewarding short treks, ranging from 3 to 8 days (41152km), with options to link routes for longer expeditions.

Hike beneath the legendary giants of the Italian Alps along the Giants Trail: Alta Via 1, from Donnas to Courmayeur through the breathtaking Aosta Valley.

Explore the dramatic mountain landscapes, rugged coastline, and scented maquis of Corsica with this comprehensive Cicerone guidebook to five short mountain and coastal treks.

Experience the wild Atlantic coastline of Galicia on the Camino dos Faros, a spectacular 200km long-distance walking route linking Malpica with Finisterre along Spains dramatic Costa da Morte.

A guidebook to 40 day walks on Gran Canaria plus a 5-day section of the GR131.

Experience the ultimate island-hopping adventure on the celebrated GR131, a 560km (348 mile) long-distance trail traversing the dramatic volcanic landscapes of the Canary Islands.

Begin an unforgettable journey along the Camino de Santiago: Camino Francs, one of the classic routes of the Way of St James, crossing northern Spain from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in the French Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia.

A guidebook to 70 day walks on the Azores.

Explore 25 magnificent Lake District summits in the wild western valleys of Wasdale, Eskdale and Ennerdale.

The Karnischer Hhenweg also known as the Carnic Peace Trail or the Carnic High Route is one of the Alps most spectacular long-distance ridge walks, tracing the mountain frontier between Austria and Italy.

Discover the Southern Upland Way (215 miles/347km), Scotlands pioneering coast-to-coast trail traversing the entire width of the Southern Uplands from Portpatrick on the Irish Sea to Cockburnspath on the North Sea.

The Andalucian Coast to Coast Walk is a 416 km (259 mile) long-distance route crossing southern Spains Baetic Mountains from the Mediterranean at Maro to the Atlantic at Bolonia.

The Test Way and surrounding countryside offer a variety of gentle walking opportunities in Hampshire, from scenic day walks to the full 71km (44-mile) long-distance trail through the picturesque Test Valley.

Rising dramatically from the Atlantic Ocean, Madeira is a lush Portuguese island renowned for its volcanic peaks, UNESCO World Heritage laurel forests and spectacular coastal cliffs.

A guidebook to cycling the Lon Las Cymru cycle route from either Cardiff or Chepstow to Holyhead.