Based on a full-colour rucksack-friendly printed guidebook, this fixed-format ebook respects the original page layouts, while also enabling instant cross-references, searchable text and (if the user is online) web links. Pinch-and-zoom allows the user to expand maps, graphics and panels with small type.
Note that this ebook is intended for Kindle Fire, Fire HD (and later models) only: please request the free sample to try it out on your device.
The Great Glen Way runs for 77.5 miles (125 km) along Scotland's historic Great Glen between Fort William and Inverness. It follows the Caledonian Canal and passes several lochs, including Loch Ness, famous for its monster legend and Urquhart Castle.
The 5th edition of our popular guidebook has been fully revised after extensive fieldwork. It has been extended to include detailed description of the new High Route (launched August 2014), as well as addressing the needs of cyclists.
This guidebook contains all you need to plan and cycle or walk the Great Glen Way:
- detailed route description showing distance, terrain, food/drink stops and altitude profile for each section
- town plans of Fort William and Inverness
- hill and mountain climbs including Ben Nevis
- background on canal heritage, clan history and wildlife
- planning information for walkers and cyclists
- map of the Great Glen Way in five panels (1:100,000)
- in full colour, with 90 photographs, many of them new.
Jacquetta Megarry devised the format of Rucksack Readers guidebooks in 2000 to suit the needs of walkers and cyclists while on the trail. She has since written or co-authored over 20 such guidebooks, often working in partnership with other authors.
Sandra Bardwell is a lifelong walker who lives in the Great Glen; her PhD was on the history of national parks in Australia. She has lived in Scotland since 1989, and has written guidebooks for Lonely Planet, Sunflower and Rucksack Readers.
Note that this ebook is intended for Kindle Fire, Fire HD (and later models) only: please request the free sample to try it out on your device.
The Great Glen Way runs for 77.5 miles (125 km) along Scotland's historic Great Glen between Fort William and Inverness. It follows the Caledonian Canal and passes several lochs, including Loch Ness, famous for its monster legend and Urquhart Castle.
The 5th edition of our popular guidebook has been fully revised after extensive fieldwork. It has been extended to include detailed description of the new High Route (launched August 2014), as well as addressing the needs of cyclists.
This guidebook contains all you need to plan and cycle or walk the Great Glen Way:
- detailed route description showing distance, terrain, food/drink stops and altitude profile for each section
- town plans of Fort William and Inverness
- hill and mountain climbs including Ben Nevis
- background on canal heritage, clan history and wildlife
- planning information for walkers and cyclists
- map of the Great Glen Way in five panels (1:100,000)
- in full colour, with 90 photographs, many of them new.
About the Author
Jacquetta Megarry devised the format of Rucksack Readers guidebooks in 2000 to suit the needs of walkers and cyclists while on the trail. She has since written or co-authored over 20 such guidebooks, often working in partnership with other authors.
Sandra Bardwell is a lifelong walker who lives in the Great Glen; her PhD was on the history of national parks in Australia. She has lived in Scotland since 1989, and has written guidebooks for Lonely Planet, Sunflower and Rucksack Readers.
