The Kerry Way runs around Ireland's most beautiful peninsula for 126 miles (203 km), starting from Killarney. It features mountain scenery and coastal panoramas, and is rich in geology and wildlife. The book contains clear mapping, 70 photographs and is robust and waterproof. It has a special feature on the ascent of Carrauntoohil, Ireland's highest peak. This new edition has been fully revised and updated following a comprehensive route check.
A dedicated lifelong walker, Sandra Bardwell worked in Melbourne, Australia, as an archivist and historian after doing a PhD on the history of national parks in her home state of Victoria. In her spare time she wrote a regular column about bushwalking (hiking) in Melbourne's leading daily newspapers, and many articles and books on walking and national parks in south-eastern Australia. She moved to Scotland in 1989, and in recent years she has written guidebooks for Lonely Planet (Italy, Ireland, France, Scotland, Australia), Rucksack Readers (Ireland, Scotland and England) and Sunflower Books (Croatia and Poland-Slovakia, 2006).