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Book Review

The Mountains of Andorra

by Alf Robertson and Jane Meadowcraft
Cicerone Press 2005, 224 pages, pvc cover, ISBN 1-85284-424-8, £12.95

 

 

This guidebook is for the most part concise, informative and accurate; it makes up for the vast deficiencies British walkers will find in the maps available. The clarity and ease of use of the newer Cicerone guides makes them far more appealing than working with a more comprehensive native language guide. We passed through the area in mid-autumn and found the walking described superb, varied and well served by a network of open huts. However the authors' target audience is clearly the June to September walker because they barely mention the possibilities for late season and winter walking. We found that although the weather was turning in early November, there were many fine days to be had and the hotels were much cheaper than in high season. However the Andorran towns are ugly and busy places to rest, as the authors describe. 'few will wish to stay in the main town or lower valleys because of the noise, heat and traffic'.  We walked over from the French border and covered a lot of terrain in the NE area, Siscaro and Juclar, and would highly recommend the walk over Tic de la Sobre L'Estany'. Although the title suggests the guide will cover scrambling, via ferrata and treks, it is largely structured around single day walks from valley bases and those seeking more technical terrain are not well catered for. For most walkers who are seeking wild and beautiful spots there is plenty on offer.

Reviewed by Ben Tibbets

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