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Paddy Dillon is a keen and dedicated walker with a great knowledge of walking opportunities throughout the British Isles, as well as around Europe and further afield.
Paddy is author and illustrator of over 40 guidebooks, half of them published by Cicerone Press, covering all parts of the British Isles and selected parts of Europe. He has contributed words and pictures to more than 20 other guidebooks, and has written and illustrated more than a dozen tourism brochures and booklets.
Paddy is an indefatigable long-distance walker, keen hillwalker, dedicated island-hopper and travels world-wide. He has delivered lectures and has appeared on radio and TV.
During 2007 Paddy completely overhauled his County Durham guidebook to prepare a new full-colour edition. He also walked over 1000 miles in 10 weeks, trekking both ways along the celebrated GR5 (Grand Traverse of the Alps) between Geneva and Nice, to prepare a new full-colour guidebook to the route.
During 2008, Paddy will be working on guidebooks covering the Reivers Way in Northumberland, the GR221 through the mountains of Mallorca, a complete update of his guidebook to Madeira, and a complete update of his guidebook to the North Pennines.
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Paddy is a full-time outdoor writer and photographer specialising in walking guidebooks and magazine articles. He also leads walks and delivers lectures.
Paddy has guided walking groups in areas as diverse as: Nepal, Tibet, Canadian Rockies, Holland, Tuscany, Sierra Nevada, Hungary, Madeira, Loire Valley, Black Forest, Cumbria Way and the English Lake District.
Paddy not only keeps his own guidebooks up to date, but also helps to update the guidebooks produced by other writers.
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Regular contributor to outdoor magazines:
Country Walking: Lake District and Islands walking routes.
Lakeland Walker: Lake District walking routes.
Occasional contributor to a dozen other publications including Walk, TGO, etc.
Paddy's most recently published guidebook covers the GR5 - the classic complete traverse of the French Alps between Geneva and Nice, presented to readers as a month-long trek with numerous variants and alternatives.
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The GR5 Trail - French Alps
The National Trails
The Great Glen Way
Walking in Mallorca
GR20 Corsica - The High Level Route
Walking in the Isle of Arran
Walking in the Isles of Scilly
Cleveland Way & Yorkshire Wolds Way
The North York Moors
Irish Coast to Coast Walk
Walking in Malta
South West Coast Path
Due in 2008:
Walking in County Durham (new edition)
Walking in Madeira (new edition)
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Britain - has walked in every county
Lake District - every single summit
Northern England - Pennines and North York Moors
Southern Scotland - Galloway and Arran
South West England - Cornwall Dartmoor Exmoor
The National Trails - all of them
Ireland - has walked in every county
Corsica and the GR20
French Alps and the GR5
Malta Gozo and Comino - everywhere
Madeira and Porto Santo - everywhere
Mallorca - all mountainous parts
Spain - Andalucia and Camino de Santiago
Canary Islands - all seven islands
Mountains of Colorado - the 14ers
Selected European Trails - TMB etc
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