Appalachian Trail Guide to Central Virginia (Appalachian Trail Guides) [Paperback]

Vaughn Thomas (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Appalachian Trail Guides | Publication Date: July 1, 1994

First Edition, 1994. Covers 224 miles from near Waynesboro, Virginia, to Pearisburg, Virginia, on the New River, including parts of the George Washington -- Jefferson National Forests and the Blue Ridge Parkway, with a separate description of the North Mountain Trail. Includes six five-color USFS/ATC topographic maps (on three sheets), with elevation profiles; scale, 1:63,360. 300 pages, illustrated.

Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: Appalachian Trail Conference; Book&Map edition (July 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0917953649
• ISBN-13: 978-0917953644
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,047,467 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 Worthy of a space in my pack, May 20, 2001

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"jim__engle" (Gloucester Pt., VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Appalachian Trail Guide to Central Virginia (Appalachian Trail Guides) (Paperback)

Appalachian Trail Guide to Central Virginia is a good general guide which consist of a 4 X 6 inches packable book and three maps in a waterproof bag. The maps are double-sided and give adequate detail of the covered areas. The book starts out with general information which I found fairly basic. Most of this info was of little value to me, but a green hiker might find it useful.The actual meat of the trail descriptions is very good, giving mile by mile directions as to what to expect and where to turn. An interesting feature of this book is the small horizon sketches which show different mountain peaks and valley with their names. I don't think I have every seen this done before, but I can't wait to see if it will actual help me locate and identify the surrounding landscape. This is a series of books so the complete collection (11 books)would weigh down a thru hiker. For the weekend ender or week long hiker, this book and maps should be worth it's weight in his pack.