60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Cleveland: Including Akron and Canton [Paperback]

Diane Stresing (Author)

Book Description

Series: 60 Hikes within 60 Miles | Publication Date: March 1, 2003

In addition to Cleveland's numerous cultural and athletic activities, this "All American City" offers many excellent opportunities to explore Mother Nature's bounty. Uncover the natural jewels found throughout the area, including jaunts through several of the area's Metroparks. Saunter through J. Arthur Herrick State Nature Preserve to learn about fens and bogs, hike along the banks of the Cuyahoga River while listening to burbling rapids, or walk through a working apple orchard in Beckwith Orchards. Whether adventurers are lacing up their boots or strapping on some snow shoes, 60 Hikes points them to the best hiking in Cleveland.

Editorial Reviews

Review

...manual of places close to Cleveland, Akron, Canton... easy for hikers of all ages and skill levels to follow. -- Ohio Magazine, April, 2003

...solidly written...packed with maps, descriptions...offers wealth of walking routes for northeast Ohio's vacationers and dedicated hikers. -- Library Bookwatch(The Midwest Book Review), April, 2003

From the Back Cover

Trailblazers scour the earth for the best places to explore, and yet they often overlook their own backyards. 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Cleveland blows the lid off the myth that you can't have a great hike close to home. The Cleveland area may be an ever-expanding metropolis, but there are still plenty of super hiking options: short hikes, long hikes, hikes for kids, urban hikes, rural hikes, wildlife hikes, historic hikes, and many others.
Whether you live in Cleveland, Akron, Canton or the "burbs" in between, this guide provides the information necessary for you to choose the perfect day hike, as well as maps, directions, trail lengths, hiking times, highlights, and a wealth of detail about the trail itself. So lace up those boots, sling that pack, and hit the trail!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press; 1st edition (March 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0897325311
• ISBN-13: 978-0897325318
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,185,588 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

Cleveland? Not Cleveland! That's what many of my friends and relatives had to say when I moved (from Columbus) to Northeast Ohio in 1989. Well, I found out the "North Coast" is a wonderful place, resplendent in natural beauty and populated with very friendly folks. Today the majority of my writing projects feature the people, places, and businesses of NE Ohio. My favorite project yet, by far: researching and writing 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles of Cleveland.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Northeast Ohio Hiking and Field Guide, April 25, 2003

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This review is from: 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Cleveland: Including Akron and Canton (Paperback)

What botanical wonder diapered Native American babies and served as an emergency field dressing in WWI? Give up? Sphagnum moss! Facts like these are plentiful in Diane Stresing's excellent hiking guidebook.

Trails are rated by difficulty and include easy-to-follow maps, drive-to directions, terrain types, distances, hiking times and nearest restrooms. Detailed descriptions discuss unique flora, fauna and interesting local and geological histories.

This book will fire up even the most timid explorer. Light and compact, it slips into a backpack for thumbing on the trail.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Down the path..., April 28, 2003

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Donald S. Calderwood (Wickliffe, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Cleveland: Including Akron and Canton (Paperback)

Well, found this most interesting, as I thought I'd find new paths and new directions and that is just what happened. Startled to find things indicated or new things about paths and hikes I was familiar with, already took these and then a new bit of information about them. Unexpected, but nice. Very good style, very personable - voice of the author - easy to read, follow, and enjoy, which I very much have. Helpful and to the point. Like it much. Easy to follow directions, paths, maps, and found it a pleasure to read and use. Half the time I keep it in my car. Real pleased, and have already told any number of friends about it. Thanks.

5.0 out of 5 stars She Missed One?, August 8, 2011

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W. P. Howell "Sometime Cynic" (Kent, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Cleveland: Including Akron and Canton (Paperback)

This reference book is first-rate. It's well written and thorough (except I believe the author may have missed the Spring Hollow Trail (3.2 miles) in Hampton Hills at the southern end of the CVNP). The 294-page work (second edition) includes comprehensive descriptions, easily decipherable maps and discernible directions. From a reader who uses these trails, Bravo!