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Books for Walkers

Here you'll find a list of walking-related books. This includes books reviewed in recent Striders as well as background on navigation, first aid, hillwalking and other topics of interest to long distance walkers and peakbaggers. For books on specific UK trails please see the appropriate Long Distance Path Page. Suggestions for books to be added to this section will be welcome from individuals, authors or publishers.

Hill and Long Distance Walking General long distance and hill walking related books not specific to a long distance path.
Mountain and Walk Leader Training
Mountain and outdoors skills related books
Mountaineering Mountaineering, ridges, scrambling and extreme walking
Northern Ireland Walks in Northern Ireland
People Autobiographys with a walking theme
Rights of Way Legislation Rights of Way Legislation and legal issues
Canal Books about canal walking
Railway Books about or connected to Railways
Overseas Trails

Long Distance Trails outside the UK

Day Walking Shorter walks books in the UK
UK Trails Trail and long paths not covered elsewhere
Peak Bagging

Lists and directories for Triangulation Points, County Tops, Wainwrights, Monros, Hewitts and Marilyns.

Pictorial Table Top books mainly of photographs and views
Navigation and Safety

Navigation and Safety issues

Geology Books on geology and Landscape
First Aid

Books that cover First Aid in whole or in part

Eire Walking related books for Eire. Trails, ridges and much more.
Scotland

Walks in Scotland not trail specific

Lakeland

Walks in Cumbria nd the Lake District not trail specific

Wales

Walks in Wales not trail specific

England

Walking in England not trail specific

Miscellaneous

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