A guidebook to trekking the Traumpfad or 'Dream Way' from Munich's Marienplatz to the Piazza San Marco in Venice. Covering 570km (354 miles), this long-distance trek through Germany, Austria and Italy takes around 1 month to hike and is suitable for most able walkers with a head for heights.

The route is described from north to south in 30 stages, each between 10 and 34km (6-21 miles) in length. Five alternate stages and a day spent traversing via ferrata in the Dolomites are also described.

• 1:100,000 mapping plus larger-scale urban maps for key locations
• GPX files available to download
• Handy route planner helps you plan your itinerary
• Refreshment, transport and accommodation information given for each trek stage
• Highlights include the Karwendel, Tux and Zillertal Alps and the Dolomites

About the Author
John Hayes is a retired management consultant with degrees from Liverpool University and University College London. Immediately after finishing work in 2011 he embarked on an epic 5000km trek across Europe, walking from Tarifa in Spain to Budapest. John has written for numerous walking and trekking magazines. Having walked various parts of the Munich to Venice route on different visits to the Alps John, with his wife Christine, embarked on his first through walk in 2014 returning again in 2015 to complete additional research.


Book Information
ISBN 9781852848040
Author John Hayes
Format Paperback
Page Count 264
Imprint Cicerone Press
Publisher Cicerone Press
Weight(grams) 310g
Dimensions(mm) 172mm * 116mm * 15mm