60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Nashville (60 Hikes - Menasha Ridge) [Paperback]

Johnny Molloy (Author)

Book Description

Series: 60 Hikes - Menasha Ridge | Publication Date: November 1, 2002

Anyone who believes there is no quality hiking near the "Music City" will be singing a different tune when they pick up 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Nashville. From exploring old Confederate earthworks in the cedar glades of Stones River National Battlefield to walking through a man-made tunnel beside the Harpeth River, outdoor enthusiasts will have plenty of hikes to choose from throughout middle Tennessee.

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“To help take the sweat out of finding a trail near you…buy one of the 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles guidebooks.” Newsweek (praise for the series)

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From the Back Cover

It's time to take a hike! No longer do weekend warriors have excuses like "there's nowhere to go around here," the woods are too far from the city," or "I don't have time to wander the trails." With 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Nashville as your guide, you have dozens of places to hike to your heart's content, and all within an hour's drive.
Trailblazers scour the earth for the best places to explore, and yet they often overlook their own backyards. 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Nashville blows the lid off the myth that you can't have a great hike close to home. The Nashville area may be an ever-expanding metropolis, but there are still plenty of super hiking options, including short hikes, long hikes, hikes for kids, urban hikes, rural hikes, wildlife hikes, historic hikes, and many others.
Whether you live in Nashville or the surrounding area, this guide provides you with the information you need to choose the perfect day hike, including maps, directions, trail lengths, hiking times, and a wealth of other trail details.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press; 1st edition (November 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0897325389
• ISBN-13: 978-0897325387
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,905,815 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Breaking out of the same ol routine..., December 13, 2005

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carolla (Tennessee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Nashville (60 Hikes - Menasha Ridge) (Paperback)

This book is fabulous! I get in such a habit of going to the same park all the time for hiking...it's beautiful, but I like to have a change of pace and scenery. Molloy's collection of easily accessible hikes from the city has taken the "same-ol-same-ol" out of my weekend hikes, and has helped me to see new and different (but of course still beautiful) areas around Middle Tennessee. From enjoying views of the Cumberland River I've never seen, to exploring different section of the Natchez Trace, Molloy gives very accurate trail descriptions and length of hikes, making for an enjoyable day outside alone or with a group.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mistakes and insufficient information, March 5, 2006

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Turducken (Nashville) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Nashville (60 Hikes - Menasha Ridge) (Paperback)

There are quite a few typos in this book, some of which are quite frustrating - it's hard to find a hike when the street names in the directions are incorrect. Additionally, the information given on the hikes is insufficent for us retentive types. Elevation gains aren't given (you have to guess what "moderate" means), maps don't include segment lengths, and sometimes the maps aren't very detailed.

That said, it's the only hiking book centered on Nashville, and it includes a good selection. Do be aware that many of the hikes are short, and whether they're worth the drive from Nashville is a toss-up - but that's the nature of the hikes within 60 miles of town.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great compilation of hikes, November 14, 2010

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grizzlebees (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Nashville: Including Clarksville, Columbia, Gallatin, and Murfreesboro (Paperback)

This is a definite must have for anyone looking to get out of town for hikes. Although Nashville has some world class greenways and hikes like Radnor Lake and Percy Warner, I'm always looking for something new without having to plan for a grand adventure to South Cumberland or the Smokies. My biggest beef is a poor table of contents. It is not organized in any sort of way to quickly reference the hikes. It would nice to have a mention in the table of contents as to how many miles away, how long is the hike, and difficulty level. Otherwise you need to really flip through to find that info and mark it yourself. Also, a handful of hikes are well over 60 miles and pushing 2 hours of drive time each way like land between the lakes and nathan bedford forest park. Otherwise its helped push me to explore all new places like Percy Priest lake, Montgomery Bell, and hikes around Natchez Trace with much more planned. A good compliment to your Smokies and South Cumberland hike books