Best Easy Day Hikes Black Hills Country (Best Easy Day Hikes Series) [Paperback]

Bert Gildart (Author), Jane Gildart (Author)

Book Description

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

Includes concise descriptions and detailed maps of mostly short, easy-to-follow trails in the area from Devils Tower National Monument and Mount Rushmore National Memorial to Custer State Park, Wind Cave, and Badlands 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 Black Hills Country features concise descriptions and easy-to-follow maps for thirty short hikes on well-defined trails through some of the most spectacular scenery in this hiker's paradise.

Featuring:

• half-hour strolls to full-day adventures
• hikes for everyone, including families
• GPS-compatible trail maps

About the Author

Bert and Jane Gildart are hikers, writers, and photographers specializing in outdoor recreation. They live in Bigfork, Montana.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Falcon; 1st edition (April 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762735449
• ISBN-13: 978-0762735440
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 6.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #184,575 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #2 in Books > Travel > United States > States > South Dakota
  • #7 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Travel > Specialty Travel > Adventure > General
  • #16 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Sports > Mountaineering > General

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5.0 out of 5 stars Black Hills easy hikes, December 13, 2010

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GLF "azcycledad" (PRESCOTT VALLEY, AZ, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Best Easy Day Hikes Black Hills Country (Best Easy Day Hikes Series) (Paperback)

My wife and I go and do a good deal of hiking in national parks and around our home in north central Arizona. Before I go to any of these places I depend on the past experiences of those who have gone before. I usually try to find guides that lay out how the trails are where we are going and more often than not I end up buying one of these Falcon guides. I buy them because they are laid out in such a manner that makes it easy to understand and they choose trails that are more commonly traveled because of their features. There are other more in depth books you can buy. But, for a quick, easy to understand publication this book is hard to beat for the price. Throw it in your day pack and you're set. If you are new to hiking or adventuring in national parks, you will begin to build a library of these guides. The format is consistant in all of the Falcon guides and becomes familiar and easy to use. This particular guide for the Black hills has information on the trails in Custer State Park that even the official guide magazine doesn't cover. We will be bicycle touring the area and taking short hikes along the way. This book is absolutely perfect for this purpose. Like I ssaid before, there are more extensive publications out there but, they aren't called "Easy Day Hikes" either.

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, July 11, 2009

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S. Sykes (Dothan, AL United States) - See all my reviews
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I've been hiking and camping for over 40 years. I always research the area before any trip. I had hoped this book would help in planning. It was very weak on trail description.