East Bay Trails: Outdoor Adventures in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties [Paperback]

David Weintraub (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1998

East Bay Trails is the most complete and up-to-date trail guide for Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. While the route descriptions pertain to hiking most of all, other outdoor enthusiasts-fitness walkers, joggers, equestrians, and bicyclists-will also find them useful. Each route description begins with a snapshot of the hike: distance, time, rating (Easy, Moderate, or Difficult), and highlights. Foreword by Galen Rowell.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

David Weintraub is a writer, editor, and photographer. His other Wilderness Press titles are North Bay Trails, Monterey Bay Trails, Top Trails: San Francisco Bay Area, Afoot & Afield San Francisco Bay Area, and Adventure Kayaking Cape Cod and Martha's Vinyard. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 309 pages
• Publisher: Wilderness Pr; 1st edition (May 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0899972136
• ISBN-13: 978-0899972138
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,396,267 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

David Weintraub is a writer, editor, photographer, and educator based in Aiken, SC. He is the author of eight travel books and many articles for publications such as Photo District News, Outdoor Photographer, and Hemispheres. David has a master's degree in journalism and mass communications from the University of South Carolina, where he is a full-time instructor teaching visual communications and writing. David writes two columns each month for the website Black Star Rising, "Notes from the VisCom Classroom" and "Eye on Image-Making."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Really useful, July 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: East Bay Trails: Outdoor Adventures in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties (Paperback)

I'm glad I picked this up. It got me motivated to get out and enjoy the stunning beauty of the East Bay. The book has only a general description of the plant and animal life you would expect to see, so if you're into that you may want to bring an Audubon guide along for more detail. I only wish he was more descriptive about the steepness of some of these trails!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Missing Elevations, February 10, 2006

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A. Obeso "arobeso" (Santa Clara, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: East Bay Trails: Hiking Trails in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties (Paperback)

I really like this book and have found some great trails from it, but the one major downside to this book, in my opinion, is that it does not tell you the elevation differences for the trails. When I'm picking out a new trail, I like to consider both the mileage AND the elevation because it makes a big difference, big enough for me to not buy this book (I borrow it from the library on occasion). Other than that, this book is good.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This is an ok hiking book - not my favorite, November 27, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: East Bay Trails: Outdoor Adventures in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties (Paperback)

As far as Bay Area hiking books go, this is the best one I have for the East Bay. However, it is not my *favorite* hiking book. There are a lot of parks & trails that you just won't find in regular Bay Area hiking books. I like that. BUT, I found the trail descriptions long winded & sometimes confusing. What I often do with hikes from this book is find the park & get a real map to sort out my route before I leave my car. Then I leave the book in the car. I just use it as a sort of pre-hike guideline for mileage & scenery, etc.