A Bark In The Park: The 50 Best Places To Hike With Your Dog In The Baltimore Region [Paperback]

Doug Gelbert (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2002

In and around Charm City can indeed be a magical place for canine hikers. Whether it's a game of fetch on the grassy lawn of historic Fort McHenry or a wilderness hike through the Hemlock Gorge in Baltimore County, there are great walks waiting for you and your dog in the five-county Baltimore area.

A Bark In The Park: The 50 Best Places To Hike With Your Dog In The Baltimore Region ranks the top 50 such places with your best friend in mind. Also reviewed are another 37 parks all located within a half-hour drive of the I-695 Beltway.

Includes a listing of all area dogparks, Atlantic beach regulations for dogs, a list of parks that do not allow dogs, 13 Cool Things To See On Baltimore Trails,

10 Best Places To Hike For Less Than An Hour With Your Dog, low impact hiking, trail etiquette and much more. Fully indexed; illustrated with original drawings by Andrew Chesworth.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Cruden Bay Books (September 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964442779
• ISBN-13: 978-0964442771
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,192,109 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars A Bark in the Park: The 50 Best Places To Hike With Your Dog In The Baltimore Region, November 28, 2011

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Being new to the area and having a Great Dane, this is a useful book, which not only has helped in finding places to take my dog to socialize, it has been helpful in learning my way around.

4.0 out of 5 stars Returned, April 25, 2011

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This review is from: A Bark In The Park: The 50 Best Places To Hike With Your Dog In The Baltimore Region (Paperback)

I ordered the wrong book, so I returned it. The return process was very easy.
I had a similar book for the Salt Lake area and liked it, though.

5.0 out of 5 stars Useful, comprehensive park summaries, October 21, 2010

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This review is from: A Bark In The Park: The 50 Best Places To Hike With Your Dog In The Baltimore Region (Paperback)

This book is perfect for casual or intense walkers/hikers who enjoy the outdoors with their dogs. I have had this book for several years now and regularly refer to it when our regular walks get stale and I need to change things up a bit. The descriptions are all very useful, describing park features, the length of available trails, any specific park rules, the "paw-friendliness" of the pavement, parking availability, restrooms, etc. If you haven't been to a particular park or trail before and you go armed with the info in this book beforehand, you can have a quality outing, find parking, navigate your trail, and not feel clueless or unsafe. I am especially fond of the descriptions that detail where dogs can swim. This is priceless info from a local! The descriptions also include practical information including park websites and directions from the Beltway. I have explored numerous trails in the Baltimore area after reading about them in this book; it is a great resource for finding parks and recreation in the area.