Book description
This new guide to 50 day walks in the mountainous north east of
Sardinia, in the Mediterranean off the coast of Italy, includes a
mixture of classic and little-known routes for all abilities including
walks exploring the limestone Ogliastra coast, the Golgo plateau, the
barren Supramonte, the wild mountains of Genneragentu and Punta La
Marmora. Sardinia's intricate network of paths has long been unknown to
the millions of visitors who flock to the island?s beaches. But for
those who venture off the beaten track they offer a wide range of
challenges and a long, sunny walking season. This guide covers the
highest and wildest parts of the island, in an area once proposed for a
national park, using both newly-waymarked trails and lesser-known
shepherd's tracks, and step by step route descriptions are illustrated
with the author's own detailed contour mapping and photography and
backed up with a glossary of both Sard and Italian words and phrases, as
well as detailed information about local train, bus and taxi services
and accommodation services. Paddy Dillon is a prolific guidebook
writer with over 40 books to his name. He has walked in every county in
England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland as well as in Nepal, Tibet, the
Canadian Rockies and much of Europe.
