Product Information
This book explains to the hillwalker, in easy to understand but accurate terms, how geology has shaped the landscape of Snowdonia. A selection of seventeen guided walks is used to illustrate this in terms of what can be seen on the ground. This book, divided into two parts, is intended to help those who love Snowdonia's mountain scenery to understand how this haunting landscape came about. The first half narrates the story of colliding continents, volcanoes, mountain-building and glaciations in creating Snowdonia, explaining why volcanoes occurred, the rocks they created and how to interpret signs of mountain-building and glaciations on the ground. The second half describes several recommended walks, of differing levels of difficulty, but all with a wide variety of geological features to be seen and, most important, enjoying consistently fantastic views of the very best of Snowdonia's wonderful scenery. The author has concentrated on what you can see as you walk around the hills, pointing to conspicuous, easily seen features in rocks and the overall shape of the terrain in accounting for the present day landscape. New in this 2nd Edition - coverage of Southern Snowdonia; new improved maps; and, five new walks. Also in this series by Paul Gannon - Rock Trails Lakeland; Rock Trails Peak District; and, Rock Trails Scottish Highlands.Product Identifiers
PublisherPesda Press
ISBN-139781906095420
eBay Product ID (ePID)176520763
Product Key Features
Publication Year2013
TopicTravel Guide, Natural History
Book TitleRock Trails Snowdonia: a Hillwalker's Guide to the Geology & Scenery
Number of Pages292 Pages
LanguageEnglish
GenreSports
AuthorPaul Gannon
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height200 mm
Item Width140 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorPaul Gannon