Best Easy Day Hikes Shenandoah National Park, 3rd (Best Easy Day Hikes Series) [Paperback]

Bert Gildart (Author), Jane Gildart (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2006 | Series: Best Easy Day Hikes Series

Includes 28 of the best day hikes in the Shenandoah National Park.

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From the Back Cover

For more than twenty-five years, FalconGuide has set the standard for outdoor recreation guidebooks. Written by top outdoors experts and enthusiasts, each guide invites you to experience the endless adventure and rugged beauty of the great outdoors.

Best Easy Day Hikes Shenandoah National Park includes concise descriptions and easy-to-follow maps for twenty-six short hikes on well-defined trails through some of the most spectacular scenery and largest red spruce trees within the park.

Featuring:

Half-hour strolls to full-day adventures

Easy hikes for everyone, including families

All hikes easily accessible from paved roads

About the Author

Bert and Jane Gildart are hikers, writers, and photographers specializing in outdoor recreation. 

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: FalconGuides; 3rd edition (January 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762734159
• ISBN-13: 978-0762734153
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,069,316 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #60 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Travel > Reference & Tips > Food & Lodging > Parks & Campgrounds

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Don't Buy for Kindle...Buy the "Real" Book., August 2, 2010

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This review is from: Best Easy Day Hikes Shenandoah National Park, 3rd (Best Easy Day Hikes Series) (Kindle Edition)

The content of this book listed many easy hikes. What the title should also mention is that most of the hikes are very short. If you have every done any day hiking, you know that "easy" can include "lengthy". If you are looking for day hikes that actually take a good part of the day, this book is not for you. However, if you are driving Skyline Drive and just want to stretch your legs a bit or only have an hour or two, this book is perfect. The directions are clear and easy to read with nice explanations of what you will see along the trail with some history thrown in for good measure.

My not-so-good rating is not for the content of the book itself, however. I love my Kindle, but my poor rating is strictly for the Kindle version I purchased. The links in the table of contents did not work. No matter what hike I clicked on, the link brought me to the same location, which is the last paragraph of the introduction. This kind of book is meant to flip back and forth through, something you cannot do easily on Kindle (especially with the links not working). Unless you write down the location of a particular hike that interests you, there is no easy way to get back to it. The maps are supposed to be in color and the topography is color-coded, which our Kindles cannot show. Not that it matters, because the maps are so small you cannot read them. Also, if you are the type of hiker who tears out the hike to take along, and then stuffs it back in the book later, you just cannot tear the pages out of a Kindle :-)

It is a nice book. Just be sure to buy it the old fashioned way.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great, September 13, 2010

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This review is from: Best Easy Day Hikes Shenandoah National Park, 3rd (Best Easy Day Hikes Series) (Paperback)

Great hike guide for those looking for easy, quick walks in the SNP. Highly recommended esp for families with young kids.