Picos de Europa Sunflower Walking Guide: 26 long and short walks with detailed maps and GPS; car tour with pull-out map

Publisher:   Sunflower Books
ISBN:  

9781856915809


Pages:   136
Publication Date:   15 January 2026
Format:   Paperback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Picos de Europa Sunflower Walking Guide: 26 long and short walks with detailed maps and GPS; car tour with pull-out map


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The go-to Picos de Europa travel guide for discovering the best walks and car tours.  Strap on your boots and discover Picos de Europa on foot with the Sunflower Picos de Europa travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on our recommended car tour.  The Sunflower Picos de Europa guide is indispensable for hiking in Picos de Europa or seeing Picos de Europa by car. The Picos de Europa, one of Europe's last mountain wilderness areas, are the high point of a long ridge of mountains which runs along the north coast of Spain, the Cordillera Cantabrica. Rising to 2648m, about 8700ft, the Picos are divided into three spectacular limestone massifs separated from one another, and from the surrounding ranges, by precipitous gorges - a truly spectacular area in which to walk or tour. Inside the Sunflower Picos de Europa guide book you ll find: 26 long and short walks for all ages and abilities - each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walk Topographical walking maps -  give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrain with a scale of 1:50 000 Free downloadable gps tracks - for the techies Satnav guidance to walk starts for motorists  1 car tour and fold-out touring map - for easy reference on your tour  Strolls to idyllic picnic spots -  enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the way Timetables for public transport - ideal if you want to link two walks or avoid hiring a car on your holiday Online update service for the latest information  Covers the entire range (all three massifs): Urrieles (central Picos), Cornion (western Picos), and Andara (eastern Picos) It contains a wealth of information about the dazzling array of plant and animal life you can expect to see when exploring the range. The author, an all-round naturalist, has been living and guiding walking tours in the Picos de Europa for almost 30 years. Together with Mike Lockwood, she has also written Sunflower's guide to the Costa Brava. Whatever your age or ability we ve got some glorious walks and a fascinating car tour to ensure you have a memorable holiday in Picos de Europa. Whether you tour the region by car or explore on foot, we look forward to showing you around.

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Publisher:   Sunflower Books
Imprint:   Sunflower Books
Dimensions:   Width: 11.50cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.210kg
ISBN:  

9781856915809


ISBN 10:   1856915808
Pages:   136
Publication Date:   15 January 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

Preface 5 Authors’ note 7 Acknowledgements 8 Recommended books 8 Getting there and getting about 9 Picnic suggestions 11 A country code for walkers and motorists 14 TOURING Car tour 1: THE VINHO VERDE CIRCUIT 24 Car tour 2: HISTORICAL PURSUITS 29 Car tour 3: PENEDA-GERÊS NATIONAL PARK AND SIERRA DE XURÉS NATURAL PARK 35 Wine tour: PORTO AND THE RIVER DOURO 46 Plan of Porto (Ribeira) 48 Useful contacts 49 WALKING Guides, waymarks, maps 51 What to take 51 Where to stay 52 Weather 53 Things that bite or sting 53 Portuguese for walkers 54 Organisation of the walks 56 THE WALKS 1 Serra de Arga (Montaria · Alto das Cocanhas · Pedrulhos · Montaria) 58 2 Serra de Arga (Arga de Baixo · Porta do Lobo · Arga de Cima · Arga de Baixo) 64 3 São Miguel · Sobredo · Germil · Froufe · São Miguel 74 4 Ermida · Bilhares · Ermida 80 5 Brufe · Cutelo · Carvalhinha · Cutelo · Cortinhas · Brufe 86 6 Brufe · Casarotas · Chã do Salgueiral · Marco de Anta · Cortinhas · Brufe 92 7 Branda de Travanca · Currais Velhos · Lage Negra · Bicos · Branda de Travanca 96 8 Bouças Donas · Branda de Bostejões · Vitoreira · Bostelinhos · Bouças Donas 101 9 Soajo · Branda da Bordença · Adrão · Bogalheira · Rio Adrão · Soajo 107 10 Soajo · Trapela · Murça · Soajo 114 11 Vilar – Avelar circuit 118 12 Circuit of Penameda from Nossa Senhora da Peneda 123 Bus timetables 126 Town plans 128 Ponte de Lima ·Ponte da Barca · Arcos de Valdevez · Viana do Castelo · Braga Index 134 Fold-out map inside back cover

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Since 1983 people out walking in sunny climes have been relying on our ‘little blue books’ to follow the trails – and to make friends with other walkers. Sunflower started by exploring the Atlantic Islands, but has branched out: we still love islands – from the Azores to Zakynthos – but we cover many mainland destinations too, like land-locked Switzerland and the coastal Basque Country. All our guides have the familiar mix of car tours, walks and picnics. More recently, we introduced restaurants and recipes in our ‘Walk & Eat’ series, which explores around cities from Stockholm to Avignon.

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