The definitive guidebook to the Walker's Haute Route. Fully updated to cover the new Europaweg. Includes the main route and a host of new variants. Real maps inside ( 1:40,000 ).

An incredible trek between Chamonix, France and Zermatt, Switzerland , the two most famous mountain towns in the Alps. Start at Mont Blanc and finish at the Matterhorn . On the way, pass the largest collection of snowy 4000m summits in the Alps. Wild mountainous terrain: amazing glaciers, jagged peaks, beautiful valleys and pastures, shimmering lakes, carpets of wild-flowers and the soothing sound of cow bells. This trek should definitely be on your hiking bucket list.

Also includes:

• Unique Itinerary Planner: plan a bespoke itinerary to match your ability and vacation schedule. All difficult calculations of time, distance and altitude gain are done for you.
• 6 different itineraries of between 10 and 14 days.
• 24 exciting variants: includes new alternatives which are not available in other books.
• Everything the trekker needs to know to plan the route: route descriptions, costs, budget, difficulty, weather, how to get there, and more.
• Full accommodation listings: spectacularly situated mountain huts, villages and hamlets.
• Complete list of camping locations.
• Section on Zermatt day walks.
• Information for both self-guided and guided trekkers.
• Numbered waypoints linking maps to text.

Autorentext

Andrew McCluggage is an outdoor writer/photographer from Ireland. He has been a keen mountain walker all his life. He lives for part of the year in the French Alps.
He has written more than 20 trekking guidebooks including Tour du Mont Blanc, Dolomites AV1, Everest Base Camp, West Highland Way, Corsica GR20, Hadrian's Wall Path, Coast to Coast Path, Mallorca GR221, Walker's Haute Route, Tour of the Ecrins National Park (GR54), Walking Chamonix, Northern Ireland and Walking Brittany. He was a corporate lawyer for 20 years. In 2018 he quit to start Knife Edge Outdoor Guidebooks.

Zusammenfassung
The definitive guidebook to the Walker's Haute Route. Fully updated to cover the new Europaweg. Includes the main route and a host of new variants. Real maps inside (1:40,000).