Best Easy Day Hikes Olympics [Paperback]

Erik Molvar (Author)

Book Description

Series: Best Easy Day Hikes Series | Publication Date: April 1, 1998

Hikes varying from half-hour strolls to full-day adventures, this guidebook is for everyone, including families.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

This book is written especially for visitors to Washington's Olympic National Park who only have a day or two to explore the area. The concise descriptions of 29 short day trips showcase the best features of the Olympic Peninsula, with information on elevation change, average time required to complete the hike, directions to the trailhead and the key points of each hike. The hikes vary in length but most are less than 5 miles. A ranking from easiest to hardest simplifies hike selection.

About the Author

Veteran author and backcountry explorer Erik Molvar discovered backpacking while working on a volunteer trails crew in the North Cascades of Washington. He is the author of more than a dozen FalconGuides for such places as Glacier National Park, the Bob Marshall Wilderness, Olympic National Park, Zion and Bryce Canyon National Park, as well as Colorado's Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: FalconGuides; 1st edition (April 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560446064
• ISBN-13: 978-1560446064
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,582,919 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Veteran author and backcountry explorer Erik Molvar discovered backpacking while working on a volunteer trails crew in the North Cascades of Washington. He is the author of more than a dozen FalconGuides for such places as Glacier National Park, the Bob Marshall Wilderness, Olympic National Park, Zion and Bryce Canyon National Park, as well as Hiking Colorado's Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great help for spur-of-the-moment walkers, July 7, 2000

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Barbara Miller (Bellevue, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best Easy Day Hikes Olympics (Paperback)

We had little or no time to plan our short trip to the Olympic Peninsula, but we knew that the area is best enjoyed by walking into the forests, the mountains, or the beaches. This book includes descriptions of 29 hikes that do not require overnight stays, organized geographically. While there is no single map pointing out the locations of all the hikes, each geographical section has one, so it is not too difficult to find something nearby. There is also an ordered list of the hikes, from easiest (the .2 mile Madison Creek Falls hike, with minimal elevation gain) to most difficult (the Mount Zion hike, 3.5 miles with a 1340 foot gain).

We took six of the hikes listed and found the descriptions to be accurate. It was well worth the (relatively low) price.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good guide for, October 17, 2002

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Sarah Kirkconnell "Author of Freezer Bag Cook... (Maple Valley, Wa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best Easy Day Hikes Olympics (Paperback)

those starting to hike or who want ideas of where to go. Having done all but 3 of the hikes in this book,I would recomend it. Erik gives clear directions and his rating system of easy to hard is very accurate. The book is pocket size and weighs little, with good refernces on time, maps and seasons. His North Cascade Dayhike book is also helpful to daytrippers.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars not a bad little book, June 27, 2007

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C. Johnson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best Easy Day Hikes Olympics (Paperback)

This wasn't a bad little book, it was just eclipsed by the other book I bought, "Day Hike! Olympic Peninsula: The Best Trails You can Hike in a Day".
Both books were purchased 5/2007