This new edition offers accurate information on new permit and fee requirements. From city strolls to peaceful rural trails and alpine backcountry treks, this book rates each trail for quality and difficulty. Detailed trip notes as well as easy-to-follow directions and useful maps are included.
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"This massive tome has over 1,000 descriptions of hikes for all levels of experience, and hundreds of hikes are within a 90-minute drive of Seattle and Portland". -- Travel Books Review
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good reference but lacks detail,
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This review is from: Foghorn Outdoors: Pacific Northwest Hiking (Paperback)
This book is good to use as a general reference but is also frustrating to use because it lacks some critical details. On many remote hikes it lists major road junctions but not the mileages from the main road--i.e., is it 50 miles from the main road or five miles? Also, while the descriptions of the hikes are very well written they can also be misleading because the author has not actually completed a lot of the hikes. For example, The Black Canyon Trail in Eastern Oregon does offer solitude but it is also riddled with rattlesnakes and range cows! The latter does not make for a very nice wilderness experience.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Many trails, pretty decent descriptions.,
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This review is from: Pacific Northwest Hiking : The Complete Guide to 1,000 of the Best Hikes in Washington and Oregon (Paperback)
As a general reference for the Oregon/Washington area this book has a lot to offer. Reasonably thorough descriptions and ratings for a lot of trails. The few regional key-maps included are awful. In fairness to the authors, that's a lot of hikes, but these maps are really useless and inaccurate. Also, beware that the references to USGS 7.5' quadrangles can be erroneous as well. Don't order maps from your USGS supplier until you confirm the ones you need from another source. I'd recommend this book to someone who's not sure where they want to go yet. Once you decide, a more detailed guide for the specific area would be preferred. But it's an informative way to get started if you're unfamiliar with the region.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good for a wide area,
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This review is from: Foghorn Outdoors: Pacific Northwest Hiking (Paperback)
Width rather than depth.A lot of good hikes, none of them really wrong, but directions are sometimes poor and there is a lack of detail. It would be better if there was a weather guide - can we expect snow there in June for example? The most annoying thing is although there are 1000 hikes, they are numbered from 1 in several sections, so it is hard to find e.g. Tiger Mountain, 74, by skimming through looking for 74. Buy it (I have, and I borrowed it first) but buy more detailed books or hikers maps to guide you by.
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Most hikers seek a sense of quiet solitude for themselves, or for their group, when they start up a trail. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
many private vendors, outdoor retail outlets, wheelchair facilities, excellent topographic maps, free park brochure, parking pass valid, overnight wilderness permits, paved overlooks, hike this chapter, ranger district, contact park headquarters, drive about six miles, climbing fee, trail slices, service road, first trail junction, drive about four miles, shuttle hike, old lookout site, trail rolls, ranger stations, former lookout site, party size, local visitor centers, national forest Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Outdoor Recreation Information Center, Green Trails, Northeast Oregon Street, Nature of the Northwest Information Center, Columbia River Gorge, Avenue North, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Mount Hood, Olympic National Park, Northern Cascades Map, County Road, Okanogan National Forest, Colville National Forest, Second Avenue, Umatilla National Forest, Olympic Peninsula, Northeast Oregon Map, John Day, Malheur National Forest, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Southern Cascades Map, North Cascades National Park, Mount Rainier National Park, River Road, Mount Adams New!
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Most hikers seek a sense of quiet solitude for themselves, or for their group, when they start up a trail. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
many private vendors, outdoor retail outlets, wheelchair facilities, excellent topographic maps, free park brochure, parking pass valid, overnight wilderness permits, paved overlooks, hike this chapter, ranger district, contact park headquarters, drive about six miles, climbing fee, trail slices, service road, first trail junction, drive about four miles, shuttle hike, old lookout site, trail rolls, ranger stations, former lookout site, party size, local visitor centers, national forest Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Outdoor Recreation Information Center, Green Trails, Northeast Oregon Street, Nature of the Northwest Information Center, Columbia River Gorge, Avenue North, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Mount Hood, Olympic National Park, Northern Cascades Map, County Road, Okanogan National Forest, Colville National Forest, Second Avenue, Umatilla National Forest, Olympic Peninsula, Northeast Oregon Map, John Day, Malheur National Forest, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Southern Cascades Map, North Cascades National Park, Mount Rainier National Park, River Road, Mount Adams New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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books:
- Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways by Jamie Jensen in Back Matter
- Predators at Risk in the Pacific Northwest by Dan A. Nelson in Back Matter
- Pacific Northwest Hiking: The Complete Guide 1995-1996 (Foghorn Outdoors: Pacific Northwest Hiking) by Ron Judd in Front Matter
- Inside Out Washington: A Best Places Guide to the Outdoors by Ron C. Judd in Back Matter
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