100 Hikes in The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Second Edition [Paperback]

Russ Manning (Author)

Book Description

Series: 100 Hikes In... | Publication Date: October 1999

This completely updated and expanded guide offers more than 30 new hikes, a mix of day hikes and overnight backpack trips, and expanded natural history and background information on the area, making it the most complete guidebook to the region.

Divided into sections covering Tennessee and North Carolina, the guide is arranged so that all of the Tennessee trails can be done with a link, via the Newfound Gap Road, to the North Carolina trails and vice versa. All trails are grouped by access point, and each description includes mileage, elevation change, difficulty rating, camping information, cautions, links to other trails, and attractions. Special lists cover the best waterfalls, stands of old-growth forest, historic structures, wildflower spots, and mountain views. Additional chapters feature information on geology, flora and fauna, park history, and more.

Editorial Reviews

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From a veteran scribe who knows the region intimately, this second edition ... [is] lavishly illustrated and logically organized. --Rock Hill (SC) Herald

It is one of the most informative and eaiest to use Smokies hiking guidebooks you'll find. --The Knoxville News-Sentinel

Manning has obviously done his homework. He knows the dips and typography of each trail and mountain the way Mark Twain knew the bends and eddies of the Mississippi River. --Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh, PA

From the Publisher

The first edition of this guide was titled The Best of the Great Smoky Mountains (ISBN 0-9625122-2-2). The new, second edition is completely updated and redesigned, and features 80 b&w photos and 26 maps.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books; 2nd edition (October 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898866367
• ISBN-13: 978-0898866360
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #268,620 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More than the trail, October 29, 2000

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This review is from: 100 Hikes in The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Second Edition (Paperback)

You don't have to just hike the Appalacian trail if you visit the Smokey Mountain National Park....and this book proves it. Packed with information about the parks and it's trails and non-trail hiking, it's a good book to pack for that vacation you are taking to the area. For day hikes, overnight hikes, or thru hikes of the area, this is a good resource.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Hiking Guide, February 21, 2010

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This review is from: 100 Hikes in The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Second Edition (Paperback)

This book is great for anyone visiting or living nearby the smoky mountains. With one hundred trails detailed in the book it has most every trail you have heard of. Each section covers regions of the park and their popular trails. Each of the trails has a little history, trail description, elevation, directions, etc. I bought this book after researching all the other books on these mountains. This one I found to be the most informative if you are looking for a book that guides you along most of the trails in the park. Not only does the book walk you through the trail, it gives you a brief history which is really interesting. Definitely a bargain of a book with what it packs in the pages.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, November 26, 2010

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This review is from: 100 Hikes in The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Second Edition (Paperback)

Any book by Russ is great and this is no disappointment. If you wanna know a lot of trails in the area then this is a great start.