<<Home>>                                                  <<Map of WebSite>>                           << Walking & Climbing>> Tuscany Mountain Walking & Climbing Proposals - List of Day Walks Background Information Guide Books & Maps Path Grading System - used to determine walk grades KTS Walking Group David Loveday (co-owner of Villa Papavero) and John Holden (author of this website) are members of a walking group known as "King Ted's Skins", based in Sheffield , their home town. This walking group was formed in 1984 and began taking annual walking holidays together in1985. For 15 years these holidays were spent in the UK in a variety of locations including the Peak District, The Lake District, The Yorkshire Dales, Snowdonia and Scotland. However, in 1991, after cancelling a Scotland holiday due to a "foot & mouth" outbreak, KTS ventured abroad for the first time, visiting the Sierra Nevada in southern Spain. Since then we have preferred the adventure and the better weather of holidays in mainland Europe. We have visited Spain(x3), Sardinia, the French Alps(x2), the Italian Dolomites(x2) and for the last 2 years, Villa Papavero, here in Lunigiana in Northern Tuscany. The recommended walks below have been researched and documented by John, initially for use by the "KTS Walking Group". Their existence owes much to the guide books and maps referenced within our "Guide Books and Maps " page. Many of the routes have Easier and/or Harder options described, and the hardest variants may include scrambling and/or Via Ferrata sections. The walks are all documented in considerable detail allowing you to quickly choose your favourites . For those of you interested in seeing how KTS spend the rest of their holiday, in and around Villa Papavero, visit our KTS at Ease page. Photos Those routes that have already been walked by members of the KTS group have had their detailed descriptions enhanced by suitable photographs, interspersed with the descriptive text. Within this text, photographs are indicated by a camera icon - . Clicking this icon displays a photograph appropriate to the adjacent description. Subsequent clicking of the "Previous Page" icon (or pressing the <Backspace> key) closes the photograph and returns to the descriptive text. Those walks whose descriptions have been enhanced with photographs in this way are distinguished by the presence of a "P " in the left hand column of the table below. Those without a P are "future walk options", ready for KTS to explore during a future holiday at Villa Papavero. The detailed description pages for walks enhanced with (P)hotos also provide links to view the whole set of photographs in the form of a YouTube Video, either locally within this WebSite, or remotely on YouTube's WebSite. There is also a link which allows the photos to be viewed in higher resolution as a user-controlled Picasa SlideShow. List of Recommended Walks Safety Warning: Most of these walks are in a high mountain environment and require the appropriate stamina, knowledge & experience, and in some cases specialist climbing equipment. Many of the routes become dangerous in bad weather and should not be attempted in such circumstances. Anyone choosing to follow these walks does so at their own risk and is exclusively responsible for their own safety . The relevant map should be carried at all times - see the recommendations on the "Guide Books and Maps " page.   Walk Title Click-Title-For-Full Write-Up Mountain Range Travel Time 1-way Walk Style Walk Grade Max Ht. (m) Flat Speed (mph) Dist.(miles) Ascent (metres) Hill Time (hours) Trip Time Easier Harder options described VF Scramble options available P Monte Alto Apennines 0:49 Circular EE 1904 2.0 7.6   643 6:00 7:38 E VF P Pizzo d'Uccello Apuane 1:00 Circular EE 1781 1.5 5.3   631 6:00 8:00 E        S P Tordini Galligani Apuane 1:00 Circular EE 1465 1.5 4.4   820 5:30 7:30 E VF P Vias Lizza & Vandelli Apuane 1:15 Circular EE 1597 2.0 6.3 1170 6:30 9:00 E  H VF P Monte Bocco Apennines 0:30 Circular E 1791 2.0 7.4   892 6:30 7:30 P Torrente Bagnone Apennines 0:37 Point to Point T 1400 2.0 7.7   660 6:30 7:45      H   P Cinque Terre Coastal 3:00 > 1:15 < Point to Point T 400 2.7 8.8   558 6:30 10:45 E   H P Monte Pisanino  Apuane 1:00 Circular EE+ 1947 1.5 6.6   986 7:00 9:00 E           S P Monte Altissimo Apuane 1:30 Circular EE 1589 2.0 5.8   626 5:00 8:00 E   P Monte Tambura Apuane 1:04 Out & Back EE 1895 2.0 7.4 1095 6:30 8:38       H VF Cima Buffanaro Apennines 0:30 Circular EE 1878 2.0 6.7   769 6:00 7:00 E VF Monte Sagro Apuane 0:57 Circular E 1748 2.0 7.8   549 6:00 7:54        H        S         Home | WebSite Map | Contact the Owners | Villa Accommodation | Villa Garden | Tuscany Wedding | Local Shopping | In Lunigiana | Weather  Travel to Lunigiana | Villa Rental | Terms and Conditions | WebSite Links Built by John Holden, a Web Site Designer based in Sheffield, using PageBreeze Professional - Copyright 2009, Loveday Property Services