Day Hikes on Kauai [Paperback]

Robert Stone (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Day Hikes Series | Publication Date: March 1997

Features 55 incredible hikes, from the coastline to the island's highest ridges. Each hikes includes a summary of its highlights, a map, and concise driving and hiking directions.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Day Hikes on Kauai is a concise guide to 55 incredible hikes, from coastline paths to mountain vistas. These day hikes include waterfalls, swimming holes, coastal hideaways, canyons, lush jungles, plunging cliffs and some of the island's most spectacular scenery. The hikes accommodate all levels of experience - from easy strolls to moderately strenuous ridge trails. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 128 pages, maps)

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Robert Stone grew up hiking and backpacking in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Northern California. As a boy he learned and practiced the basics of wilderness survival and low impact camping. Robert has lived in the Rocky Mountains of Montana since the late 1970s. When he is not traveling, he continues to horsepack and hike extensively throughout Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and the Beartooth Mountains. His love of travel and deep interest in the outdoors led Robert to work on hiking guides year-round as a writer, photographer, and publisher. He has hiked every trail in every Day Hikes book.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Ics Books; 2nd edition (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1573420115
• ISBN-13: 978-1573420112
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,569,535 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

For more than a decade, veteran hiker Robert Stone has been writer, photographer, and publisher of Day Hike Books. Robert resides summers in the Rocky Mountains of Montana and winters on the California Central Coast. This year-round temperate climate enables him to hike over 200 trails throughout the year. When not hiking, Robert is researching, writing, and mapping the hikes before returning to the trails. Robert has hiked every trail in the Day Hike Book series. With 20 hiking guides in the series, he has hiked over 1,000 trails throughout the western United States and Hawaii.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Misleading title, January 27, 2000

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Barbara Gentz (Berlin, Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Day Hikes on Kauai (Paperback)

I was disappointed when receiving the book. Despite of its title, all but one of the described hikes have an estimated hiking time of at most three hours which can hardly be considered a day hike. The shortest hike isn't a hike at all, followed by one lasting 10 to 30 minutes.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Wrong turns and bad directions!, November 3, 2004

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Joe Boo "Evil Herbivore" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Day Hikes on Kauai, 3rd (Paperback)

My wife and I went on our honeymoon in Hawaii, and took this book and the Ultimate Kauai Guide Book with us. We tried to use Day Hikes more than a few times while on our trip, and more often than not we struck out with the damn book! It gave us bad directions for a few hikes, while the Ultimate Kauai Guidebook never led us astray.
If you need a book for Kauai, take the Ultimate Kauai Guidebook. If you want a book for day hikes, do not buy this book.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars great hidden hikes!, May 24, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Day Hikes on Kauai (Paperback)

I used this book & found several wonderful hikes that weren't mentioned in any of the other Kauai guide books. The best was the Waiema Canyon hike -- it wasn't a super-easy hike, but four of us (ranging in age from 25 to 50) did it in half a day. We had lunch by a beautiful hidden waterfall, & during the hike we found spectacular views of the canyon. Recommended.