Day Walks in the North York Moors: 20 Circular Routes in North Yorkshire

Tony Harker

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1906148325 ISBN 13: 9781906148324

Publisher: Vertebrate Publishing, 2011

"Day Walks in the North York Moors" is the sixth title in Vertebrate Publishing's series of compact and portable hill walking guidebooks. This book showcases 20 circular routes, between 6 and 14 miles (9km and 22km) in length, suitable for hill walkers of all abilities. The routes are split into three areas - The Cleveland Hills, Central Moors and Coastal Walks - and include walks to the most historic and beautiful areas of the Moors, including Lord Stones, Wainstones and Clay Bank, Rievaulx Abbey, Blakey Ridge and Farndale, the Hole of Horcum, and the stunning coastline at Robin Hood's Bay and Ravenscar. The author of this guidebook, Tony Harker, is a Moors local and keen hill walker. This is Tony's second book with Vertebrate Publishing, following the successful and popular "North York Moors Mountain Biking". Each route in this guide is described with easy-to-follow directions and details of distance, navigation information, refreshment stops and is plotted on clear and easy to use Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 mapping. Also included is a detailed Appendix. Vertebrate Publishing is dedicated to producing the very best outdoor leisure titles. We have award-winning and bestselling titles covering a range of activities, including; mountain biking, cycling, rock climbing, hill walking and others. We are best known for our own titles such as "Lake District Mountain Biking", "Dark Peak Mountain Biking" and "Revelations", the award-winning autobiography of rock climber Jerry Moffatt.

Review:

"One of the best walking guides we've used." (OUTDOORSmagic.com on Day Walks in the Peak District) "An invaluable addition to any walker's library." (Lakeland Walker Magazine on Day Walks in the Lake District)" --Outdoors Magic

About the Author:

Growing up in Teesside Tony Harker started walking on the Moors at a young age in the 1970s. A passionate Moors local Tony spends much of his time walking or cycling in the National Park, and as a result he has a developed an encyclopaedic knowledge of the Moors' paths and bridleways. Tony is still going strong, despite a history of knee problems, and when not walking, Tony runs Fanatic Sport and Leisure (www.fanaticsportandleisure.co.uk), the UK's leading retailer specialising in rowing clothing and accessories.