New Guide To Peak Launches

New from Vertebrate Publishing is the latest in its series of walking guide books, Day Walks In The Peak District and it's every bit as good as the first volume with the same title.


Put together by the same team, the book features 20 new day-length walks in the Peak and has all the same practical virtues as other Vertebrate guides. That means an easily-portable paperback format, a clear overview and detailed step-by-step directions for each route, Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 mapping for navigational precision and, last but not least, some lovely, inspirational photography of the area covered by each route.

In classic Vertebrate fashion, the book is broken down into themed sections, in this case walks are divided by theme. So there are sections for 'The High Moors', 'Hills, Tors and Edges' and 'Limestone Country' with coverage right across the region.

None of which would make much odds if the routes weren't up to scratch, but the good news - based on the ones we're familiar with at least - is that they are. In fact the ones local to OM HQ on the eastern side of the Peak are some of our all-time faves.

We'd call them classics with a twist. The Kinder walk from Hayfield, for example, follows The Snake Path up towards Middle Moor, which has fantastic views over to Kinder - rather than just meandering along the road - before continuing up William Clough and along the edge of the plateau. That means there's something there both for newcomers to the area and those who've walked there before but want a bit of variation on the old favourites.

Another excellent guide from Vertebrate. Price is £12.95 and you can find full details at www.v-publishing.co.uk.