The Central Coast boasts a huge range of beautiful environments, making the region perfect for exploring on foot. Best Bush & Coastal Walks of the Central Coast, the fifth book in Woodslane's hugely successful walking guides series, introduces the best walks for visitors and residents alike, ranging from leisurely cliff-top strolls to the more rugged tracks deep in the bush. Detailed descriptions and maps help the reader explore the Central Coast's parks, bushland, lakes and coasts. As with previous titles in the series, the book is richly illustrated with over 150 full-colour photographs and dozens of detailed maps. A summary table of walks indicating distances, facilities and highlights is included to help the reader find exactly the right walk for the occasion. Walking chapters: Bouddi, Brisbane Water, Dharug, Central West, Gosford, The Entrance and Further Afield.
 

In Blue Mountains Best Bushwalks, Veechi Stuart, local author and resident of 20 years, combined her professional writing skills with her passion for bushwalking. In her choice of the best bushwalks, she includes not only the classic walks listed in many guidebooks, but also the quieter tracks that few know exist, as well as some of the more historic walks that are in danger of being forgotten. Veechi, and local nature photographer Scott Townsend, complement these detailed descriptions with over 150 full-colour photos, and detailed full-colour maps also accompany almost all the walks. Blue Mountains Best Bushwalks includes a range of walks from 30 minute strolls to 2-day overnight adventures, and is full of suggestions for parties of differing experience. If you love to get out and about then this is a book for you, regardless of your fitness level or bushwalking experience. This 2nd edition has been updated with all walks re-walked and amended as required, and includes a new section, "Further Afield", detailing some of the best walks just outside the core area of the Blue Mountains in places such as Jenolan Caves and Mt Wilson, plus a new atlas section so you will easily find the start of each walk.
 

Sydney has some outstanding walks right in the heart of the city. Most Sydneysiders know of the well-trodden Bondi-to-Coogee and Spit-to-Manly walks but Sydney's Best Harbour and Coastal Walks details thirty seven waterside walks from Brisbane Water National Park in the north to the Royal National Park in the south. Everyone in the community is aware of the need for daily activity to keep healthy and walking is increasingly popular with people who would not call themselves bushwalkers. In Sydney's Best Harbour and Coastal Walks, Katrina O'Brien, travel guide author and local resident, combined her walking experience and passion for Sydney's undeveloped places to produce a bestselling user-friendly guide to the city's best quiet and wild walks as well as the classic walks. In this 2nd edition the walks have all been re-walked and updated, and the book has been arranged to better follow Sydney's Great Coastal Walk - a route now being actively promoted by various Sydney tourism bodies and councils. The book fully covers the entire route from Palm Beach to La Perouse, and also includes dozens of walks around the harbour and further afield, including the Royal National Park, Ku-ring-gai and a new walk from Patonga to Pearl Beach in Brisbane Water National Park. The text is complemented by more than 150 full-colour photographs and detailed full-colour maps.
 

Brisbane has a rich variety of walks suitable for all ages and fitness levels. In Brisbane's Best Bush, Bay & City Walks, Dianne McLay, writer and local resident provides a user-friendly guide to walks which explore interesting locations such as the riverside, chic urban villages, wildlife reserves, streets rich in history and art, the shores of Moreton Bay and wilderness areas on Brisbane's doorstep. This guide combines an increasingly popular form of daily exercise with an exploration of Brisbane's diverse landscapes, history and environment. Some of the walks are suitable for families with young children in prams. The text is complemented by more than 150 full-colour photographs and comprehensive, easy-to- read maps. Brisbane's Best Bush, Bay & City Walks is suitable for local residents who want to explore their city, or visitors wanting to experience the best of Brisbane's walks during their stay.
 

Sydney is widely regarded - especially by Sydneysiders! - as having one of the world's most inviting, enticing, picturesque and fun collection of urban beaches. In this successor to Sydney's Best Picnic Spots & Beaches, local author and beach fanatic Catherine Proctor and Woodslane's outdoor guides series editor Andrew Swaffer have teamed up to survey the hundreds of beaches and swimming enclosures in the Sydney region. The very best 100 or so beaches are presented in this new guide, illustrated in full colour with vibrant photography, orientation maps and detailed maps for the larger beaches. The guide includes Information on location access (including by public transport), parking, facilities - including toilets and BBQs - the local environment, views, popularity, suitability for children, swimming, surfing and snorkelling, cafes and kiosks. Salt water swimming enclosures (whether netted, rock or concrete) are also detailed, including the best of those with no associated beach. Sydney's Best Beaches & Rock Baths will be a must-have guide for any Sydneysider looking to venture beyond the sands of their favourite local beach. Guide coverage is from Palm Beach to the Royal National Park.
 

With over 50 walks, all the major local National Parks included and many otherwise rarely visited tracks given a new lease of life, Sydney's Best Bush Park & City Walks will enthuse even the most experienced walkers. Coverage from the edge of the Blue Mountains to the eastern suburbs, and from the Royal National Park to Cattai. Illustrated in full colour with superb photography, detailed maps and easy-to- follow walk instructions, Sydney's Best Bush, Park & City Walks perfectly complements Sydney's Best Harbour & Coastal Walks and completes the Woodslane series of walking guides to the Sydney region.