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AMC White Mountain Guide, 28th: Hiking trails in the White Mountain National Forest (Appalachian Mountain Club White Mountain Guide)

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Just what I was looking for, a guide with all kind of details about the routes of the beautiful white mountains. This is a very complete guide and it is well complemented with the maps that come with it. Some visuals could be a good add to the book but the excellent descriptions are enough and clear.

Good buy for those seeking adventure at the whites.

This is the first edition of the WMG that I have owned, but owners of previous editions have pointed out that the maps in this edition are superior to theirs because the new maps include mileage on every single trail in the White Mountains. It is too bad that they are paper and not Tyvek or some other waterproof material, because they are already falling apart. If you are an avid hiker in the Whites, I suggest getting the Tyvek ones sold seperately.

The guidebook itself is exhaustive and lists every detail of every trail, which is useful if you already have a route picked out but not if you are trying to find a good hike and aren't sure where to go. For that, I recommend Michael Lanza's New England Hiking or New Hampshire Hiking from Foghorn Outdoors.

This 100th anniversary edition of WMG comes in a box that came unglued fairly quickly and then again after I reglued it. I would get rid of the box altogether except that the book doesn't have a pocket in the back for the maps like other AMC guidebooks do and I don't want to lose them. I hope that future editions of this guide will do away with the box and go back to the pocket.

If you do not have your own copy of WMG and are looking to purchase one, this is definitely the product to buy. If, however, you already have an older edition of this book, I would suggest buying the Tyvek maps seperately and wait for a few more editions to be published before replacing your book.

"THe White Mountain Guide" is the Appalachian Mountain Club's 28th and Centennial edition of its popular and indispensible hiking guide to New England's top outdoor recreational area. The guide itself, once past a few introductory chapters on safety and geography, has descriptions of each of the established trails in the region. Each description tells how to get to the appropriate trailhead, a narrative of the trail itself, and a breakdown by distance and elevation change of the major segments of the trail. These trail descriptions, updated for each edition of the guide, are invaluable in planning anything from a day hike to a multi-day trip in the beautiful White Mountains.

The guide comes in a small cardboard box with three double-sided color maps that provide coverage of all the trail routes. The maps are detailed, easy to read, and at a usable scale for the White Mountains. Inexplicably, the maps included with the guide are paper and unlikely to stand up to repeated field use in the conditions often found in New Hampshire. Dedicated hikers are recommended to invest in the waterproof and tear-resistant versions of these maps, also published by the Appalachian Mountain Club.

This guide is very highly recommended to hikers and walkers planning an outing in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

This was bought as a Christmas present. We owned several 60's versions of the AMC guide and know that it is out of date. So we wanted a new one. I was disappointed at the size of the book. The earlier versions were small pocket sized books, although thick, but they packed nicely in an accessable pocket of a backpack. I hope my husband will still like the book.

An excellent guide with detailed trail descriptions and several topo maps included. If you're going to hike the Whites, this should be all you need. Make sure to check the AMC website for trail updates. 4 stars for not laminating the maps.

If you are going to do The White Mountains, here's your book. Useful, hold that, extremely useful trail maps... If you want to do the 48 4000 footers in NH, this is a great tool to plan your travels!

My sons wanted to start going hiking in the mountains so I bought this book to help get us started. I read thru the book and picked a trail recommended in the book as an "easy trail". Unfortunately if this trail is considered easy I'll never be able to complete a moderate or strenuous trail. The Iron Mountain trail was anything but easy but was a great hike and all the info in the description as well as the map was spot on. The guide was invaluable and I brought it with me. The maps are great but they aren't water proof so I actually bought one made out of Tyvec to bring on the hike. I would recommend this book to anyone looking to hike in the White mountains.

AMC needs to allow this great Guide to be available for the Kindle so that a lightweight alternative is available to the backpacking public. Thank you.

Took this book on a week trip to the White Mountains, to use as we did 1/2 day hikes. The trail descriptions are very descriptive and were valuable to us. We didn't have any problem with the paper maps, but we weren't camping out, I took care to keep them away from moisture and rubbing.

My last AMC guide was the 25th edition. I bought this one recently when I began hiking again after a 7 year absence. I say it's so much better because the maps include trail milage! This makes planning so much more efficient. I also like the "suggested hikes" pages at the end of each section.