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These are not guidebooks about which path to follow or what hills to climb, these are books that cover the management and development of outdoor access.

Publications are grouped by subject area and then by decade.

Each entry follows the same layout and is organised thus:

Author, (Year of publication), Title, Publisher, followed by a paragraph about the book. This may be the advertising paragraph from the book cover or a short review.

Where possible a weblink is included, but some of the publications are not available online so you will need to use your favourite bookseller to get a copy. Some are no longer in print so you may need to go to a real bricks and mortar library to find a copy.

Paths for All, The Sensory Trust (2023) Outdoor Accessibility Guidance, Supporting Inclusive outdoor access in the UK Design Guide. Path for All ISBN: NONE #

This guide is designed to help make our outdoor places and spaces, routes and facilities more accessible, and outdoor experiences more inclusive. It is written for anyone managing land for public access and recreation, including land managers, community trusts, community groups and volunteers, access and recreation teams and owners. As it covers paths as well as signage this book is also referenced under Path Management.

The guide updates and expands ‘Countryside for All’, the benchmark reference for improving access to the countryside across the UK since it was published in 1997 by The Fieldfare Trust. It is designed as a practical reference with techniques, tools and design details to help people meet, and where possible exceed, their legislative duties under the Equality Act 2010. Weblink.