Best Easy Day Hikes Glacier and Waterton Lakes [Paperback]

Erik Molvar (Author)

Book Description

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

Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park is home to a vast network of hiking trails. But if you’re only going to be in Glacier and Waterton national parks for a day or two, have time for only one or two short hikes, and you’re looking for trails that are not too physically demanding, which trails should you choose? This book answers that question. Best Easy Day Hikes Glacier & Waterton Lakes contains short descriptions and maps of the author’s favorite easy day hikes in Glacier and Waterton. All of the hikes in this little book are relatively short, on well-defined, easy-to-follow trails that take you to some of the area’s most spectacular scenery—without taking you to physical extremes. Features 28 hikes.

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From the Back Cover

This book contains short descriptions and maps of the author's favorite easy day hikes in Glacier and Waterton. All of the hikes in this little book are relatively short, on well defined, easy-to-follow trails that take you to some of the area's most spectacular scenery-without taking you to physical extremes.

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.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: FalconGuides; 1st edition (April 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156044651X
• ISBN-13: 978-1560446514
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,608,197 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #48 in Books > Travel > Canada > Provinces > Alberta
  • #70 in Books > Travel > United States > States > Montana
  • #84 in Books > Travel > Canada > National Parks

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.

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75 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good for the Money, December 11, 1999

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This review is from: Best Easy Day Hikes Glacier and Waterton Lakes (Paperback)

Its construction is not as durable as one would like for a reference to carry with you while hiking, but what can one expect for that small an asking price? However, the descriptions and maps for each hike are easy to understand--even for the novice hiker. 25 easy hikes are included in the book, with distance, degree of difficulty, time required, and elevation change included. There are no pictures in the book, but still its very well done.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Helpful Trail Guide, June 25, 2007

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Joseph Boone (Irvine, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best Easy Day Hikes Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks, 2nd (Best Easy Day Hikes Series) (Paperback)

Best Easy Day Hikes for Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks is a bit misleading as a title. While there are easy hikes, some are far from it. For example, one hike is nine miles long with a 1200-foot climb while another is over 14 miles long. Fortunately, the distances and elevation changes are clearly marked in the description so it is easy to select those you are willing and able to tackle while leaving the others for the more adventurous. There are also maps for each hike but it sometimes took me a while to use them. The actual trail wasn't always well defined within the larger area portrayed on the map and I often found the trailheads especially difficult to spot. It was not a major problem as I always worked it out in the end but it is an area that could use a bit of improvement.

There are 28 hikes listed and they are broken down into 5 geographic areas of the two parks. My wife and I did 2-3 hikes from each area and found the descriptions to be both helpful and largely accurate. The book is small enough to easily fit in a hip pocket and held up very well during a full week of heavy usage. Color photos would have been a nice addition but that would have made the book both larger and heavier which is not ideal for a pocket guide. Overall, this was a great purchase at an extremely reasonable price.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Basically just a well organized compendium of the free park literature, November 2, 2008

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James Pine (Berkeley, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best Easy Day Hikes Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks, 2nd (Best Easy Day Hikes Series) (Paperback)

For less than ten dollars, one would be hard pressed to call this a waste of money, as it does provide a great deal of information on 28 different hikes throughout the park. That said, it doesn't provide much more information than the one can pick up at any of the ranger stations, [...]. Its main advantage is organization, as you're not futzing around with a bunch of double sided pieces of paper and several newsletters, trying to figure out which hike to go on and how to get there.