Award-winning guidebooks to adventurous walks

What can an award-winning Rucksack Reader guidebook do for you? It can inspire you to choose your adventure, it makes a reliable companion while you’re on the trail, it stays usable in all weathers and, once you’re back home, it becomes an attractive souvenir.

Click to download our 2-page 2022 brochure and/or our top tips for hikers.

Our rucksack-friendly format is unique. Each book:

is easy to use in wind and rain

has 70-150 full colour photographs

has concise directions and includes mapping

is lightweight and rucksack-friendly

What our customers say ...

I always plan my stops around the information shown in your maps: we have found many jewels that way.
It’s a wee gem: chatty, informal, literate but lightweight (essential for a backpack).