60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: San Diego: Including North, South, and East Counties [Paperback]

Sheri McGregor (Author)

Book Description

Series: 60 Hikes within 60 Miles | Publication Date: October 10, 2004

Hikers of San Diego grab your boots and hit the trail! Using clear, concise, and entertaining narrative, 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: San Diego highlights the very best of day hikes within 60 miles of San Diego. San Diego is a beautiful area and, to explore it, this guide is an indispensable resource.

Editorial Reviews

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...gem of a book...concise, well presented, easy to use...gives you all the directions and information you need. -- The Southwest Blend, March 2005

...small enough to slip in your pocket...clear locator and trail maps...concise descriptions of length and difficulty. -- SignOnSanDiego.com, August 7, 2005

This cohesive guide is perfect for all levels of hikers...a great resource. -- Vision Magazine, March 2005

good trail descriptions, detailed trail maps, good locator maps and directions, all essential to a well-researched and written guide book. -- The San Diego Union-Tribune, January 1, 2005

From the Back Cover

It's time to take a hike!
Hikers, grab your boots and get outside! Using clear, concise, and illuminating narrative, 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: San Diego eliminates doubts about where to hike and what to expect when you get there. To easily locate and assess the best hikes in and around San Diego - much has changed since the wildfires of 2003 - this guide is indispensable.
Inside you will find: Best hike lists to help you choose the ideal hike; trail descriptions that allow you to assess each trail before you hike it; detailed trail maps that provide you with accurate trail information; locator maps and directions to lead you to the trailheads.
The natural open spaces in and around San Diego are a prized natural resource for area hikers. Bounded by San Diego Bay and the Pacific coastline to the west, the Santa Rosa Mountains to the east, Mexico to the south, and the lower reaches of the Los Angeles metro area to the north, the 60-mile radius beyond San Diego creates a large, rich wedge of scenic, natural wealth. Whether you're an experienced hiker or a casual day hiker, 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: San Diego is the perfect tool to explore it all.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press; 1st edition (October 10, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0897325540
• ISBN-13: 978-0897325547
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,220,182 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wonders of nature, November 5, 2004

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This review is from: 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: San Diego: Including North, South, and East Counties (Paperback)

The author of this guide has put together a sensory smorgasbord for anyone who loves the outdoors. She details the flowers and plants you'll see (no more do you have to wonder what that fuzzy gray-green plant is, she tells you!), birds and other wildlife, challenges of the terrain, and where to find a spectacular view. Cross-referenced lists help you choose which hike to do (or helps you prioritize--I want to do all of them!) Best of all, she covers the damage from the 2003 wildfires around San Diego, so the book is way ahead of other guides right now. This guide took this New Englander from "Man, southern California is so dry" to amazement at the variety the San Diego area has to offer, from coastline to forest to mountains.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most upt-to-date guidebook - wonderful descriptions!, February 27, 2005

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Julie Wininger (Poway, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: San Diego: Including North, South, and East Counties (Paperback)

Sheri McGregor's book is wonderful. I picked up a copy after seeing her on local TV and am very glad I did. This book's unique among hiking books. It not only gives great description of trails and information about how easy or strenuous each trail is, but Ms. McGregor goes beyond that and points out so many local native plants, wildlife, with interesting information about them. She writes in such descriptive, vivid language, I feel like I am reliving the experience when I go back and re-read about the hike.

One of the best features about this guide is it is so up to date. So much has chenged since the horrible 2003 wildfires. This book has those changes. I am thrilled to see (finally) an up-to-date hiking guidebook for San Diego.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Vague Directions Mar an Otherwise Good Guidebook, January 21, 2007

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Martin Greenwood (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: San Diego: Including North, South, and East Counties (Paperback)

This guidebook has an excellent selection of hikes and reasonably good background information. The problem area is that the directions to trailheads are vague, and to a certain extent the routefinding on the trails are vague too. I have tried four of the hikes so far, and in two cases have found myself driving around with navigational issues. This stems from (a) the fact that the directions assume that the driver will always be heading directly from downtown San Diego and (b) that there are anyway, some mistakes. The miniature maps that show the trailhead positions are greatly simplified and not to scale, and for some reason there is not a map in the book which shows North at the top of the page. They are all West-up! Why on Earth would anyone do that? If you have a GPS - don't bother trying to use it. There is not enough information to program it.

Having said all that, there are some good trails for the persistent. If Ms McGregor were to consider updating it, I would strongly recommend: (a) better trailhead locator maps; (b) more detailed trail maps; (c) North Up (d) GPS location information (e) some photographs - at least one per trail would be welcome.