A new, expanded edition including walks from half a day to two weeks, covering all Australian states - in coastal, alpine and rainforest environments. There are new trails, including the Gammon Ranges and Hinchinbrook Island, as well as classic walks such as the Overland Track, Mount Feathertop, Wilpena Pound, and Mount Jagungal. A colour flora and fauna section is included along with advice on minimum-impact walking.
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...for the adventurous traveler who wants to live like a native.' --Real Simple Magazine, June 2005
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Andrew Bain prefers adventure to avarice and can usually be found walking when he should be working. His writing and photography feature in magazines and newspapers around the world, and he was awarded the Australian Geographic story of the year for 2003. He was formerly commissioning editor of Lonely Planet's outdoor adventure series of titles.
Andrew is a reformed sportswriter who decided he preferred the open road to the half-forward flank of an Australian Football League match. He has trekked, cycled, kayaked and ambled his way through various parts of five continents. He's unwittingly smuggled goods across the China-Russia border, shared his bed with a crocodile in the Northern Territory, and been deported from Estonia. He lives in Hobart, a city that satisfies his need to be constantly near the mountains.
Andrew is a reformed sportswriter who decided he preferred the open road to the half-forward flank of an Australian Football League match. He has trekked, cycled, kayaked and ambled his way through various parts of five continents. He's unwittingly smuggled goods across the China-Russia border, shared his bed with a crocodile in the Northern Territory, and been deported from Estonia. He lives in Hobart, a city that satisfies his need to be constantly near the mountains.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Looks pretty handy from where I sit... um I mean walk!,
By Paul Lawrence "'EJL'" (Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lonely Planet Walking in Australia (Paperback)
LP is a household name and rightly so, the whole empire starting with what was, effectively, just a great idea in the right place at the right time. It's inspiring. And so are some of the walks featured in this book.Now I'm sure many readers of this review will understand that Australia is... well... kinda large. So the book has been set out according to states/territories and a clutch of signature walks have been selected from each. As such there is probably something for all tastes and something tasty for the prospective walker to look at regardless of what part of the country they live in or are planning to visit. Of course as this book itself indicates a number of the treks in this volume have their own works dedicated to them so if you are looking at going on the Larapinta Trail you would probably do well to buy a book just on that. Oh, and for that one I'd advise taking lots of water!!! At the end of the day this book covers 60 walks in greater or lesser detail and for the `main event' style walks there are daily route discussions and maps as well as info on getting to/from the start/finish. Of course in any printed work you are always going to find some obsolescence creeping in fairly quickly but the basic frame is there for you to do last minute internet checks before you head into the great outdoors. Now I'm not going to claim to have been on even a quarter of these walks and I'm not going to claim I've fact checked the whole thing or even read every work in it but taking those points on board I still feel very confident in recommending this book as a great appetite creator and very much something the travel addict in your family may enjoy especially if they have an interest in Australia or trekking. There are plenty of colour photographs and the usual easily readable LP fonts etc and the various boxed text sections are interesting, the whole thing being topped off by a user friendly index.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great reference,
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Walking in Australia (Paperback)
This will be my main reference for hiking in Australia this winter (well, summer there). Good descriptions, complete information.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Go Walkabout,
By Ben McHunk "Ben" (Perth, WA Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lonely Planet Walking in Australia (Paperback)
I had a chance to look through this book recently at a friends house, and I was pretty impressed. It contains a bunch of useful maps, which from my experience are more than adequate to help you get where your going, or find a place to go if you don't know where you want to be. It also has page upon page of great information on all things walking in Australia. Well worth the price.
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c. 60,000 BC - probable first human settlement of the Australian continent from the South-East Asia (the exact date is still hotly contested); Aboriginal (indigenous) people gradually set the continent. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
alpine ash forest, sheltered camp site, outdoor gear shops, track junction, tingle trees, track descends steeply, camping caves, total fire ban, bushwalking club, minimise your impact, overnight walks, park camping grounds, trappers hut, gum forest, walk description, national parks agencies, powered sites, pencil pines, snow gums, fire trail, snow poles, river red gums, eucalyptus woodland, walking track, track swings Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New South Wales, Blue Mountains, Northern Territory, Parks Victoria, South Australia, Overland Track, Fraser Island, Stirling Range, Alice Springs, Flinders Ranges, Sydney Region, Kosciuszko National Park, Halls Gap, Australian Capital Territory, Victorian Alps, Bogong High Plains, Lake St Clair, Snowy Mountains, Walls of Jerusalem, Cape Bridgewater, South Coast Track, Wentworth Falls, Bibbulmun Track, New Zealand, Wilpena Pound New!
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c. 60,000 BC - probable first human settlement of the Australian continent from the South-East Asia (the exact date is still hotly contested); Aboriginal (indigenous) people gradually set the continent. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
alpine ash forest, sheltered camp site, outdoor gear shops, track junction, tingle trees, track descends steeply, camping caves, total fire ban, bushwalking club, minimise your impact, overnight walks, park camping grounds, trappers hut, gum forest, walk description, national parks agencies, powered sites, pencil pines, snow gums, fire trail, snow poles, river red gums, eucalyptus woodland, walking track, track swings Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New South Wales, Blue Mountains, Northern Territory, Parks Victoria, South Australia, Overland Track, Fraser Island, Stirling Range, Alice Springs, Flinders Ranges, Sydney Region, Kosciuszko National Park, Halls Gap, Australian Capital Territory, Victorian Alps, Bogong High Plains, Lake St Clair, Snowy Mountains, Walls of Jerusalem, Cape Bridgewater, South Coast Track, Wentworth Falls, Bibbulmun Track, New Zealand, Wilpena Pound New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- 70 Walks in Southern New South Wales and ACT by Tyrone Thomas on page 177, and page 187
- 100 Walks in Tasmania by Tyrone T. Thomas on page 289
- Never Truly Lost: The Recollections of Paddy Pallin by Paddy Pallin on page 30
- Sean & David's Long Drive by Sean Condon on page 68
- 100 Walks in New South Wales (Hill of Content Walking Guides Series) by Tyrone T. Thomas on page 159
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