Trailblazer Guide Books

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Travel guides written by travellers for travellers

Since 1991 we've been publishing a select list of practical guidebooks written by travellers for travellers. Trailblazer authors have a voice and these books are opinionated. They tell it like it is – bad as well as good.

We've concentrated on providing readers with information on routes as we believe the interest can be as much in the getting there as in the final destination. The range now includes adventure travel guides, rail guides, worldwide trekking guides and British walking guides. 

Coronavirus impact

While we’ve been unable to travel far we've been hard at work at home getting the new editions of Nick Hill's Ridgeway, Henry Stedman’s Hadrian’s Wall Path, Chris Scott’s Adventure Motorcycling Handbook and our inspirational new title, Andy Bull's  Pilgrim Pathways - 1- to 2- day walks on Britain's ancient sacred ways off to press. They're all now in stock. 

With mass vaccination underway, it won't be long before the world starts to return to normal and we're out on the footpaths of Britain, the trails of Nepal, the back roads of Morocco and the rails in Russia and Japan again. 

Buy a book and plan ahead!                  Bryn Thomas (Publisher)

Trailblazer Walking Guides App

Our partner, Atlas Guides, has produced an app that now includes the South Downs Way, The Ridgeway, Cotswold Way, Coast to Coast Path, Hadrian's Wall Path, West Highland Way and Tour du Mont Blanc. Additional trails are coming soon. More here...

Pilgrim Pathways - 1- to 2-day walks on Britain's ancient sacred ways

• Full-colour, inspirational guide 
• Practical information and gps files downloadable

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Adventure Motorcycling Handbook

• 8th edition now in full colour 
• Re-researched and expanded – 25% more pages of valuable advice and ideas
• Practical information – Essential documentation, choosing and equipping your bike, travel health and shipping, life on the road: borders, money, comms and much more
• Route outlines – Asia, Africa, Latin America 
• Epic trip reports – from 25 intrepid travellers

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Hadrian's Wall Path – 6th edition

• Re-researched and rewritten two-way edition – with routes rewalked in both directions
• New two-colour style

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