A guidebook to walking the Cambrian Way (479km, 298 miles) between Cardiff and Conwy. Dubbed 'the mountain connoisseurs' walk' this challenging 3-week trek through the mountainous heartland of Wales is suitable for hikers with some long-distance experience.

• Presented in 21 stages between 16 and 37km (10-23 miles) in length
• Key centres along the route include Pontypool, Abergavenny, Crickhowell, Llandovery, Strata Florida, Devil's Bridge, Ponterwyd, Dinas Mawddwy, Barmouth, Beddgelert, Pen-y-Pass, Ogwen
• Highlights include Black Mountains, Brecon Beacons, Carmarthen Vans, Elenydd wilderness, Rheidol Falls, Pumlumon, Cadair Idris, Barmouth, Rhinogau, Beddgelert, Snowdon, Glyders, Ogwen Valley, Tryfan
• 1:50,000 OS maps and elevation profiles included for each stage
• Can be walked Spring through Autumn
• GPX files available to download

• The book features a trek planner that highlights information about accommodation, facilities and public transport along the route

  Autorentext
  George Tod is a semi-retired IT support engineer and has long held a passion for long-distance mountain walking, starting with the Pennine Way in 1991. He has completed the Cambrian Way four times, the first in 2000. In 2005, at the request of Tony Drake who brought the Cambrian Way to fruition, he set up the Cambrian Way website and has continually updated and revised both this and Tony Drake's original guidebook. Richard Tyler is a retired solicitor who has enjoyed a lifetime of walking in the Welsh mountains. He has considerable experience of long-distance hill and mountain walking in the UK, Alps and Himalaya. Richard carried out a full walk and survey of the Cambrian Way, finishing in 2016. He is chair of the Cambrian Way Trust, footpath secretary for Ramblers Powys Area and, at the time of publication, chair of Powys Local Access Forum.The Cambrian Way Trust is responsible for publishing the guide to the Cambrian Way and maintaining the website (www.cambrianway.org.uk), as well as overseeing the condition and maintenance of the route and publicising it. The Trust is funded from the major legacy left by Tony Drake, who originally conceived the route, to the Ramblers, and its work is carried out with the assistance of Ramblers groups and members and Cambrian Way officers.

  Klappentext
  Guidebook to the Cambrian Way, a challenging three-week mountain trek through Wales from Cardiff to Conwy. The 470km route is presented from south to north. Often sticking to long, beautiful ridgelines, it crosses wild and rugged terrain and visits many of Wales's highest mountains, including Snowdon.