The Best of the Appalachian Trail: Overnight Hikes [Paperback]

Victoria Logue (Author), Frank Logue (Author), Leonard Adkins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 17, 2007

You love to backpack, but you can only get out on the trail a few weekends a year. This book was written for you. It is the first guide to cover the length of the Appalachian Trail in a single volume. It doesn't describe every mile of the trail, but offers detailed descriptions of the suggested hikes. Why sort through guidebooks looking for a good hike, when the best of the Appalachian Trail is all here in one book. Includes overnight hikes in all fourteen states the Appalachian Trail passes through.

Editorial Reviews

Review

...I relived many hikes and dreamed of others. Any hiker will find this book enjoyable and useful. -- The Caledonian-Record, July 23, 2004

Anyone from day hiker to "thru-hiker" can experience every bit of this wonderful, wooded-walking path. -- The Boston Globe, August 22, 2004

From the Back Cover

The Best of the Appalachian Trail Overnight Hikes is the most comprehensive and useful guide to the very best Appalachian Trail overnight hikes.

Trailhead maps and driving directions put you on the trail.
Trail profiles preview each trail's unique flora, fauna, and history.
Hike difficulty ratings help you choose the right hike.
Trail routing changes keep you on track.

So what are the best overnight hikes on the Appalachian National Scenic Trail? Our team of experts carefully considered that question, hit the trail, and discovered the answer with boots and sweat.

Maine's Moxie Bald
Vermont's Killington Peak
Pennsylvania's Blue Mountain
Virginia's Southern Shenandoah
North Carolina's Mount Cammerer Loop
Georgia's Tray Mountain Wilderness

From Maine to Georgia, the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail is an icon and a destination. According to the Appalachian Trail Conference, 3 to 4 million hikers spend time each year exploring sections of the A.T. Whether you're an experienced backpacker or a casual weekend hiker, let The Best of the Appalachian Trail Overnight Hikes guide you along the way.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press; 2nd edition (January 17, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0897325281
• ISBN-13: 978-0897325288
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #825,907 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Books!, July 7, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Best of the Appalachian Trail: Overnight Hikes (Paperback)

Just bought this and Best of the AT Day Hikes and am really enjoying them. I know I will never hike the whole trail, but these two books give me the best that the Appalachian Trail has to offer without having to hike evey inch of it. The books are well-organized and you can glean a lot of information at a glance; later you can go back and get the specifics of the hikes. This is edition has been a major revision of the first edition with more than a third of the hikes being brand new and all of the hike information--length, difficulty, trail route, driving directions, etc.--updated. I (and you will too) will be making great use of them.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not enough information, not useful, October 13, 2008

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This review is from: The Best of the Appalachian Trail: Overnight Hikes (Paperback)

I was very unhappy when I received this book. I have many hiking guide books and they all have been useful. This book won't be at all. There are no maps even remotely helpful, no good directions to the trailhead, no good info on shelters, campsites, no good info on trail difficulty/rating ... I have other hiking books of specific areas, like North Carolina, the Northeast, Virginia.... They all have much more useful details about the best AT trails within their borders. Don't waste your money on this book.