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Books and Maps

There are lots of Books and Maps that describe and explain every aspect of visiting and walking and hiking in the European Alps and surrounding countries.

A good range is available from Amazon. You will find links to the Amazon UK site, Amazon US, Amazon Canada,  Amazon Germany (DE), and Amazon Italy (IT) sites. Not all books & maps available from each site.

For information about how English speaking Customers can order from Amazon Germany, click here.

Books
  • Travel Guides
  • Accommodation Guides
  • Travel Literature
  • Railway Travel
  • Walking  / Hiking Guides
  • Climbing Guides
  • Skiing and Snowboarding Guides
  • Bird watching, Flora & Fauna Guides

Maps
  • Panoramic Maps
  • Satellite Images & Aerial Photos
  • Road Maps & Atlases
  • Regional Maps
  • Tourist Maps
  • Town Street Maps
  • Public Transport Maps - Bus, Railway
  • Walking / Hiking & Detailed Topographic Maps
  • Cycling Maps
  • Skiing Maps
  • Software - CD-ROM / Palm / Pocket / PC  & GPS Mapping

 Walking / Hiking Maps

Every map shows a range of information, in different formats, making some more suitable for walking or hiking.

There are several maps, suitable for walking and hiking, covering each of the Resorts.

 

 

Austria

 

 

Alpbach

Galtür

Mittersill

Saalbach - Hinterglemm

Telfes

Altmünster

Gmunden

Mutters

Salzburg

Traunkirchen

Bad Aussee

Hallstatt

Niederau

Seefeld

Westendorf

Bad Ischl

Igls

Oberau

Söll

Zell am See

Bruck

Innsbruck

Obergurgl

St. Anton

 

Ebensee

Kaprun

Pertisau

St. Gilgen

Switzerland

Ellmau

Kitzbühel

Ramsau

St. Johann in Tirol

Grindelwald

Fieberbrunn

 

 

 

 

Filzmoos

Kufstein

Rattenberg

St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut

Mürren

Fuschl am See

Mayrhofen

Reith im Alpbachtal

Strobl am Wolfgangsee

Wengen

Map Publishers

There are a number of map publishers that make maps suitable for a range of activities. The ones listed here are suitable for walking / hiking but a lot also have bike and skiing.

  1. Alpenwelt Verlag
    These maps cover Austria and north Italy (Sudtirol) with a few in Germany and Switzerland. There are a range of scales and some are waterproof. There is one winter map (Seefeld, shown right).

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  2. BEV ÖK
    Produced by the Austrian “Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen” (Federal Office for Calibration and Surveys), these maps show lots of detail with scales of 1:25000 & 1:50000.. There are two versions of each map, one with the walking paths shown in red.
     
  3. freytag & berndt
    freytag & berndt produce a range of walking maps. There have walking paths, huts & restaurants, bus stops marked. New editions have a 1km UTM grid marked. Some come with a small book in German with tourist information, walks, mountain huts, a list of summits etc. with co-ordinates for GPS receivers. Some also have bike routes, ski tour routes, cross country ski tracks marked. They come in a plastic sleeve.
  4. Kompass
    Walking maps from Kompass show walking paths, huts & restaurants. New editions have a 1km UTM grid marked. Some come with a small book in various languages (German, Italian, English) or just German with tourist information, walks, mountain huts, etc. Some also have bike routes, ski tour routes, cross country ski tracks marked. Some have a Panorama on the back. They come in a plastic sleeve. Kompass also produce a range of Digital Maps for use with a PC and GPS receiver.
  5. Hallweg - Kümmerly+Frey
    Mainly Switzerland, these walking maps show walking paths, huts & restaurants. The show a co-ordinate system suitable for use with GPS receivers. They come in a plastic sleeve. Most have a scale of 1:60000.

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  6. Hallweg - Valser
    Mainly Switzerland, these walking maps show walking paths, huts & restaurants. The show a co-ordinate system suitable for use with GPS receivers. They are waterproof and come in a plastic sleeve. Most have a scale of 1:50000.

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  7. Mayr
    Mayr walking maps show walking paths, huts & restaurants. Some Mayr maps come with a small book in various languages (German, Italian, French, English) or just German with tourist information, walks, mountain huts, etc. Some also have bike and mountain bike routes marked. Some have a Panorama and pictures of flora and fauna on the back. They are folded pocket size and come in a plastic sleeve.
  8. Österreichischer Alpenverein  / Deutscher Alpenverein
    These walking maps are produced by the Austrian Alpine Club and the German Alpine Club. They are very detailed with contours, Long & Lat, UTM, and a lot of other features. Paths and Alpine Club Huts are marked. Some maps are also available in a skiing version with piste and ski trails marked. They come in a plastic sleeve.
  9. Swiss Bundesamt fur Landestopographie
    The Swiss Bundesamt fur Landestopographie produce several series of maps including several suitable for walking / hiking. The 1:25000 and 1:50000 maps provide a lot of information. The 1:50000 Hiking maps are produced with the Swiss Hiking federation and provide additional information for walking. The 1:5000 Skiing maps are produced with the Swiss Ski Federation and show additional information for skiers / snowboarders. There is also a  1:25000 series of maps with additional tourist information available covering popular tourist regions.

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Travel Guides

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Travel Guides
 
Rough Guide Travel Guides
 
Mobi Sights
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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