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This guide to hiking in San Diego proves that there is more to this Southern California destination than just beautiful beaches. Enjoy trails that wind through stands of the rare Torrey pine, follow routes once used by the Native Americans, and venture onto summits offering views that stretch from the stark deserts in the east to the blue Pacific Ocean—all this and wonderful sunbathing as well! Best Easy Day Hikes San Diego describes 24 short, easy hikes in the area with clear, easy-to-read maps and concise written descriptions. The trails in this guide will take you to the best wildlands that San Diego has to offer—enjoy!


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This guide to hiking in San Diego proves that there is more to this Southern California destination than just beautiful beaches. Enjoy trails that wind through stands of the rare Torrey pine, follow routes once used by the Native Americans, and venture onto summits offering views that stretch from the stark deserts in the east to the blue Pacific Ocean·all this and wonderful sunbathing as well! <b><i>Best Easy Day Hikes San Diego</b></i> describes 24 short, easy hikes in the area with clear, easy-to-read maps and concise written descriptions. The trails in this guide will take you to the best wildlands that San Diego has to offer·enjoy!

Product Details

  • Paperback: 96 pages
  • Publisher: Falcon; 1st edition (August 1, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1560448644
  • ISBN-13: 978-1560448648
  • Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.3 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #894,183 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Walks, but needs an Update., December 12, 2005
By Fritz R. Ward "dayhiker" (Crestline, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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San Diego County is pretty much a dayhiker's paradise. A mild climate and numerous short trails make hiking there a real joy. If you want to walk among beautiful Jeffrey Pines, follow a creek bed filled with Canyon Live Oak, or observe the wildlife in one of San Diego County's remaining lagoons, this book is a good place to start. Compiled from the author's two earlier "12 Short Hikes" guides, this volume will take you to some of the most scenic spots in the county.

The book has much to recommend it. Only one of the hikes exceeds 5 miles. Most are less and only a few involve considerable elevation gain. Each hike provides detailed insturctions for getting to the trailhead and a list of key points along the trail. Most will take you to very pleasant locations where one feels far removed from the ever present urban sprawl.

The only downside to this book, however, is that it is 7 years old now and much has changed, especially in the mountain portion of San Diego County. The fires of 2003 devastated Cuyamaca Rancho State Park and ruined several of the trails in this guide, notably the Paso Nature Trail, Azalea Glen Trail, and much of the Stonewall Peak route. Moreover, the naive policies of the State Park towards recovery ("let nature take its course") insures that these areas will probably not recover within the next 30 years, if ever. The trails are overgrown and the Park is not even attempting to maintain them. O'Brien needs to put out an updated version of the guide perhaps replacing the Cuyamaca trails with those on Mt. Palomar where the State Park and USFS are taking active steps to reduce the fire danger to that area. In the meantime, this is a great guide, but it needs to be used cautiously with the mountain hikes.
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5.0 out of 5 stars San Diego The Best for Hiking and Biking, November 7, 2009
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This is a great reference to help you decide where you feel like going. We love to hike or go for a long bike ride. Gives you enough info to make a decision for your skill level and/or the amount of time you want to spend.
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