Explore Europe on Foot

Your Complete Guide to Planning a Cultural Hiking Adventure

352 pages
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 978-1-68051-107-9
Published: Sep 10, 2018

Description

"...you’re sure to find the adventure of a lifetime within these pages." --- Seattle Book Review

Chanticleer I & I Grand Prize Book Award Winner

15 long-distance trails: overview maps, suggested itineraries, route descriptions, and information on distance, hiking time, accommodations, best season and more
"One-day Wanders": 7 trail options for adding shorter excursions to more traditional travel
Complete planning and packing checklists
Pre-trip walking exercises plus resources for learning about language, food and culture to prepare both body and mind
Detailed information on clothing, footwear, toiletries, trail tools, backpacks and more

Discover Europe at a leisurely pace with a cultural hiking adventure. A walking vacation offers unexpected rewards: enjoy meaningful interactions with locals, explore charming rural villages, soak in rugged alpine views from rocky perches and absorb the landscape through all your senses. Explore Europe on Foot provides the detailed information you’ll need to dream up, plan and complete the slow-travel hike (or hikes!) of a lifetime.

Breaking out of the traditional travel mold can be intimidating, but expert traveler Cassandra Overby takes you step-by-step through the process: how to choose the route that’s right for you, what to pack, how to find accommodations and food, how to deal with challenges along the way and much more. Fifteen spectacular handpicked trails, with itineraries ranging from one to fifteen days, feature classics such as the Tour du Mont Blanc in France and Italy and the English Way in Spain but you’ll also find lesser-known routes such as Portugal’s Rota Vicentina and Germany’s Moselsteig Trail. Prepare to be inspired to create an authentic, invigorating European experience!

15 Handpicked Walks include:

Rota Vicentina, Portugal
English Way, Spain
Mont Saint-Michel, France
Alsace Wine Route, France
Tour du Mont Blanc, France and Italy
Cinque Terre 2.0, Italy
Lycian Way, Turkey
Alpine Pass Route, Switzerland
King Ludwig’s Way, Germany
The Moselle, Germany
The Ardennes, Luxembourg and Belgium
The Lake District, England, UK
West Highland Way, Scotland, UK
Laugavegur Trek, Iceland
The Sahara Desert, Morocco

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352 pages
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 978-1-68051-107-9
Published: Sep 10, 2018

Reviews

Explore Europe on Foot is a comprehensive resource guide to traveling on foot through some of Europe’s most spectacular, awe-inspiring and enchanting settings…. Overby is your virtual guide as she escorts you step-by-step through the planning process from dreaming of places to go, preparations for planning and packing, and making the most of your walking holiday.
— Jeff Titelius, EuroTravelogue
There is something here for everyone, whether you want to travel in a group, with another person or on your own; whether you are fit and prepared to walk long distances or want to do day trips. I won’t say buy this book if you are planning to hike through Europe—I would say buy it even if it is a distant dream. Overby will convince you and guide you into making that dream a reality.
— Suroor Alikhan, Women on the Road
Whether a 2.5 mile (round-trip) trek on Mount Vesuvius in Italy or a 47-mile hike along the Rota Vicentina Fisherman’s Trail in Portugal is more your flavor, you’re sure to find the adventure of a lifetime within these pages.
— Jennifer Melville, Seattle Book Review
This book is pretty awesome. It’s a guide that makes walking through Europe really accessible.
— Beth Whitman, Be Bold Podcast
In Explore Europe on Foot: Your Complete Guide to Planning a Cultural Hiking Adventure she draws upon her years of experience and expertise to give travelers an alternative way to discover Europe.... The focus is on how to craft that more immersive vacation so users of the guide will be able to apply what they learn to their own dream destinations.
— Midwest Book Review
Thinking about taking a trek in Europe? Author Cassandra Overby has you covered with her extensive new guide, Explore Europe on Foot.
— Beers at the Bottom
If you’re one to take time off for exploring new places, check out Seattle author Cassandra Overby’s new guidebook, Explore Europe on Foot. Overby provides information on 15 long-distance trails, from Portugal’s Rota Vicentina to Iceland’s Laugavegur Trek. The book helps readers discover a new way to experience European culture while also preparing you with the information you need to get the most from your trip.
— South Sound Magazine
Have you ever wondered what a walking vacation in Europe would be like - but also wonder if you can pull it off on your own? Have you "been there, done that, I'm over it" with European travel packages that take you (and so many thousands of others) to popular insanely crowded destinations? Are you actively seeking the tools to plan your own European slow travel experience in the outdoors? Affirmative answers mean you need this full color, carefully detailed guide book. Explore Europe On Foot takes you by the hand now, so your feet can take you on a cultural hiking adventure later.
— Diane Spicer, Hiking For Her
After looking at this book, now I want to go to Europe and hike the outdoors…. I would definitely recommend reading this book. It provides a wealth of information.
— Anne, Kelly's Thoughts on Things