Author: Les Higgins,Tony Rodd
Edition: 2
Publisher: New Holland
ISBN: 1877069299
Number of pages: 158
Year of Publication: 2005
Cover Price (au$): 19.95
Format: Paperback
Website: http://www.sdr.com.au/bushwalking/index.html
Weight (grams): 300
Regions the book covers: Sydney and Blue Mountains
Height (cm): 21
Subjects:
Hiking - New South Wales - Sydney Region - Guidebooks,Sydney Region (N.S.W.) - Guidebooks
Overview of Book:
New edition of this book available
Authors Comments:
Look at any walk description in A Day in the Bush to identify immediately the book’s distinctive features. All the basic information you need about the walks covered by the book - length, distance from the Sydney CBD, and suitability for children, for example – is immediately accessible. The track notes are presented in a block format so that the stages of the walk are easy to identify and follow. A numbering system is used to help you relate the notes for a particular walk to the accompanying map. The track notes not only guide your steps but also inform you about the landscape and bushland your are passing through. People who want to know more about the bushland about Sydney can delve into the landform and vegetation chapters in Part One of the book. There is also a chapter on the basics of bushwalking in Part One. An important service that comes with the book is the provision of six-monthly walk updates. These can be found on the book’s website and help to keep walks information reliable and current.
Niche: Walks in Sydney and Blue Moutains, with large amounts of introductory information. Information on walking with children.
Interpretive Information: Plenty
Grade system explained: No
Ascent and/or Decent provided: Yes
Driving directions provided: Yes
Date walks last reviewed provided: No
A summary of walks provided: Yes
Regional Map of walks provided: Yes
Maps designed for walking: Yes - reasonable detail
Type of maps used (for walking): Simple Topographic
Colour used in walking maps: Black and White
Size of walking maps: Full page
Walking map Comment: One walk per map
Colour depth of photos: Black and White
Comment on Photographs: Quarter-page to half-page photographs every 6 pages or so.
Level of detail in tracknotes: Detailed route information