Frommer's Best Hiking Trips in British Columbia [Paperback]

Christie Pashby (Author), Darlene West (Author), Chloe Ernst (Author), Anne Tempelman-Kluit (Author), Amanda Castleman (Author), Andrew Hempstead (Author)

Book Description

Series: Frommer's Best Hiking Trips | Publication Date: April 28, 2009

All you need for every step of the trip

Do more than explore the outdoors. This guide goes beyond the trails to let you discover the best of British Columbia's natural beauty. It leads you to nearby attractions, comfortable places to stay, and satisfying places to eat so you can enjoy the best of British Columbia—indoors and out.

• 59 of the best hikes for every ability level, with planning information for everything from hour-long escapes to week-long itineraries

• Maps and step-by-step instructions for every route, including detailed directions and GPS coordinates to the trailheads

• A full-color wildlife viewing guide to help identify what you'll see along the way

• Accommodation and dining recommendations located close to the trail

• Written by local experts who tell you what's worth your time and why

Find great deals, the latest travel news, trip ideas, and more at Frommers.com

 

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All you need for every step of the trip

Do more than explore the outdoors. This guide goes beyond the trails to let you discover the best of British Columbia's natural beauty. It leads you to nearby attractions, comfortable places to stay, and satisfying places to eat so you can enjoy the best of British Columbia—indoors and out.

• 59 of the best hikes for every ability level, with planning information for everything from hour-long escapes to week-long itineraries

• Maps and step-by-step instructions for every route, including detailed directions and GPS coordinates to the trailheads

• A full-color wildlife viewing guide to help identify what you'll see along the way

• Accommodation and dining recommendations located close to the trail

• Written by local experts who tell you what's worth your time and why

Find great deals, the latest travel news, trip ideas, and more at Frommers.com

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Frommers; 1 edition (April 28, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470159901
• ISBN-13: 978-0470159903
• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.8 x 8.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #468,173 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #46 in Books > Travel > Canada > Provinces > British Columbia

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5.0 out of 5 stars For the Newcomer to British Columbia..., November 8, 2011

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This review is from: Frommer's Best Hiking Trips in British Columbia (Paperback)

The Canadian province of British Columbia stretches from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean and includes the Pacific Coastal Range, Vancouver Island, the greater urban area of the City of Vancouver, and any number of beautiful interior valleys such as the wine-producing Okanagan. It offers a staggering array of hiking and walking opportunities at many levels of fitness and difficulty. "Frommer's Best Hiking Trips in British Columbia" is an introduction to those opportunities with a listing of 59 great hikes, selected across the spectrum of possibilities.

Like other Frommer's walking and hiking guides, this one provides breakouts of hikes by degree of difficulty and by other categories such as family-friendly or historic. Examples include easy strolls in Vancouver's Stanley Park and much more rugged hiking in the Canadian Rockies along the Continental Divide, such as the Lake O'Hara preserve. The rating system for difficulty, in this reviewer's experience, is reasonably accurate. Each hiking trip entry includes a sketch map and trail description, along with a change in elevation guide and pointers on when to go and what to look (or look out) for. This Frommer's guide also includes lots of practical information on British Columbia, including tips on where to stay and eat.

"Frommer's Best Hiking Trips in British Columbia" is highly recomended to the first-time visitor to British Columbia, and to recreational hikers. Hardcore long-haul trekkers and technical climbers should seek more specialized references.