Walking Easy: in the Swiss and Austrian Alps, Chet Lipton - Stretch your legs and your sense of adventure! Become an Easy Walker and enjoy the wonderful walking trails found in the Swiss and Austrian Alps. Using this guide and its maps, you can explore beautiful footpaths through mountain meadows and hamlets. Choose routes starting from one of the nineteen base villages selected by the author for their magnificent mountain locales, charm, availability of public transportation, and accommodations. Rated at one of three levels of ease ("gentle", "comfortable", and "more challenging"), each walk takes from two to six hours, excluding "take in the view" breaks or picnics along the way. Published Feb 07

Around the Zugspitze - Bavaria, Ammergauer Alps and Werdenfelser, Rother Walking Guide - The hiking region around the Zugspitze is undoubtedly considered to be one of the most diversified regions of the Alps. All of of the region’s diverse beauty of nature (and the famous mountain peaks such as Germany's highest mountain, the Zugspitze or the Ettaler Manndl) are made accessible in this guide through the presentation of light and family oriented hiking routes. A total of 50 hiking tours covering the easterly region of the Ammergauer Alps, the Wetterstein, the Mieminger Mountain Range and the westerly portion of Karwendel and the Ester Mountains are introduced to the reader - in other words those mountains around Oberammergau, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Mittenwald. Published June 97

Dolomites and Eastern South Tyrol (Landscapes) - Gentle green valleys and towering limestone pinnacles: the Dolomites are a holiday paradise for lovers of the countryside. This comprehensive guide covers all aspects of the area - history, legends, customs, food, art and architecture, transport and other practicalities. The book is an ideal companion for motorists, walkers and cyclists and contains 24 main walks. Published March 10

Through the Eastern Alps: The E5 from Lake Constance to Verona, Gillian Price - 'This is the first detailed guide in English to a relatively unknown European long-distance route. Beginning at Lake Constance in Germany, the trail passes through low-level Switzerland and rural Bavaria before traversing Austria's Otztaler Alps and heading south to Italy's mountainous Trentino region, finishing at Verona.Despite a total height gain of 21,000m, it is a route suitable for walkers at every level. And the scenery is beautiful.'...review. Published March 07

The Adlerweg: The Eagle's Way Across the Austrian Tyrol, Mike Wells - A new trekking guide to the Adlerweg, or Eagle's Way, right across the Austrian Tyrol, from east to west, from St Johann to St Anton. The route is described in 23 main stages with 6 low-level alternatives and 8 high-level alpine alternatives. Lots of information included about facilities along the route and detailed sketch maps. Published Jan 12. Available for pre-order.

Mountain Walking in Austria, Cecil Davies - Austria is the ideal country for the mountain walker. There are many hundreds of mountain huts linked by waymarked paths. Numerous summits over 2000m and even 3000m, can be reached by walkers, many by simply walking, others by easy scrambling or on easy snow. Suitably equipped parties of three can include some glaciers as described in this book. This is a revised edition of Cecil Davies' classic book. It is an introduction to 25 mountain groups with detailed descriptions of 98 walks varying from half a day to a good week. Published Sept 03. Limited availability.

Walking Austria's Alps: Hut to Hut, Jonathan Hurdle - Showing the dramatic alpine peaks, glaciers, secluded valleys, tiny wooden villages, authentic and hearty food, this book provides details of 11 multi-day treks in the Austrian mountains, with nightly stops at cosy alpine huts. Published May 99. Limited availability.

Walking in the Salzkammergut: Holiday Rambles in Austria's Lake District, Fleur and Colin Speakman - The Salzkammergut, Austria's Lake District, contains some of the most spectacular scenery and some of the most delightful walking country in the whole of Austria. It is composed of three Austrian Lander or federal states: Upper Austria the greater part, Land Salzburg and Styria in western Austria and having southern Germany (Bavaria) as its western boundary. Astonishingly, it remains little known to most English-speaking ramblers but it offers opportunity for every kind of walking from the toughest mountaineering to lakeside strolls. Published Jan 89. Limited availability.

Trekking in the Alps, Kev Reynolds etc - An inspirational walking guide to 20 summer treks in the European Alps in Italy, Austria, Switzerland, France and Slovenia, by 8 Alpine trekking experts, including the classics such as the Tour of Mont Blanc and lesser-known routes like the Traverse of the Slovenian Alps. All the rich scenic diversity for which the Alps are renowned is celebrated here. The talented writers and photographers brought together to produce this book have, between them, explored every corner of Europe's premier mountain range, written dozens of guides and, in some cases, led trekking holidays there in order to share their enthusiasm for the Alps with other walkers. The treks included are: (best-known) Tour of Mont Blanc, Tour of the Matterhorn, Tour of Monte Rosa, Walker's Haute Route, Tour of the Jungfrau Region, Tour of the Vanoise and Dolomites AV 1 & 2; (longer trans-Alpine routes) GR5 (Lake Geneva to Nice), Eastern Alps E5, Italian Alps GTA and the Traverse of the Slovenian Alps; and (for the Alpine adventurer) Alpine Pass Route, Tour of the Oisans, Tour of the Queyras, Tour of Mont Ruan, Stubai High Route, Zillertal High Route, Gran Paradiso AV2. Published March 11

Trekking in Austria's Hohe Tauern: Venediger, Glockner and Reichen Groups, Alan Hartley - Situated in the heart of Austria and the Eastern Alps the Hohe Tauern National Park is the largest in Europe and a World Conservation Area, taking in the Tirol, Salzburg and Karnten. The area boasts dramatic valleys headed by scores of peaks and trekkers are well supported by some of the best huts in the Alps. The Park is centred on the Gross Glockner, at 3798m Austria's highest mountain. "Trekking in Austria's Hohe Tauern" concentrates on three areas - the little known Reichen Group with its folklore of dwarves and giants, the Venediger Group with its glaciers and finally the Gross Glockner Group taking centre stage. Various hut-to-hut tours are described here, including the new Glockner Round that links seven huts together without having to cross glaciers. This title describes 5 long-distance treks, including a 10-day traverse across the whole area. Alternatives, excursions and ascents of nearby peaks are also suggested in it. Published Feb 10

Trekking in the Zillertal Alps, The Zillertal Rucksack Route, Alan Hartley - Located in the Austrian Tyrol of the eastern Alps spanning the Austrian-Italian border, the Zillertal embraces stunning green valleys headed by scores of shapely peaks of rock and snow. The beauty of the Zillertal cannot be overstated, with its superb scenery and excellent huts. This guide describes the classic Zillertal Rucksack Route, which traverses the very best of the range. It links together eight huts along good tracks without having to cross glaciers, providing a continuous tour of around ten to twelve days. En route, the tour provides ample opportunity to climb some of the peaks adjacent to the huts. The route is ideal for groups of mixed ability and as a venue for that first alpine season as it avoids having to contend with the demands of the higher mountains of the western Alps. Whatever your aspirations, the Zillertal will not disappoint you. Published June 03

Trekking in the Stubai Alps: Walking the Stubai Rucksack Route and the Stubai Glacial Tour, Alan Hartley - This guidebook describes the Stubai Rucksack Route and the Stubai Glacier Tour, two hut-to-hut trekking routes in the Stubai Alps in the Austrian Tyrol. Of all the many Alpine areas, few can match the Stubai as a venue for a first Alpine season. Shapely peaks, good paths and some of the best huts in the Alps make it ideal for the novice who wants to extend their experience beyond Britain. The Stubai Rucksack Route is an ideal route for the novice mountain walker, and links eight huts without crossing glaciers or difficult passes. The Stubai Glacier Route is a hut-to-hut tour through the best of the Stubai that crosses glaciers and has ample opportunities for ascents of easy peaks. Both routes can be accomplished in eight to ten days. Both tours are given their own brief introduction with profiles of the route and other vital information to enhance your experience of each area. The routes are illustrated with colour photographs and sketch maps, and the introduction provides vital transport, language, accommodation and equipment information. Published May 11

Klettersteig: Scrambles in the Northern Limestone Alps, Paul Werner - protected climbing paths in the Austria/Geramn border region. Similar to the Via Ferrata. Published Jan 87. Limited availability.

Vienna: A Doctor's Guide: 15 Walking Tours Through Vienna's Medical History, Wolfgang Regal and Michael Nanut. Published June 2007. Limited availability.