Hiking Canyonlands and Arches National Parks, 2nd (Regional Hiking Series) [Paperback]

Bill Schneider (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2005 | Series: Regional Hiking Series

A comprehensive guide to the trails and backcountry roads of Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park, Utah.

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From the Back Cover

Lace up your boots and sample more than sixty of the finest hiking trails in southeastern Utah, where the breathtaking canyons, multicolored sandstone arches, and magnificent spires of Canyonlands and Arches National Parks provide the setting for countless outdoor adventures. Let veteran hiker Bill Schneider lead you past eight sandstone arches on the Devils Garden Trail in Arches National Park; take you over slickrock to the Harvest Scene panel in the remote Maze District; and show you the sweeping view of White Rim Country through awesome Mesa Arch in the Island in the Sky District. With Hiking Canyonlands and Arches National Parks in hand, you'll discover the most spectacular trails and amazing scenery Utah's red rock country has to offer.
Inside you'll find:
accurate directions to popular as well as less-traveled trails
in-depth trail information
difficulty ratings for each hike
detailed trail maps

Whether you're a day-tripper or long-distance hiker, old hand or novice, you'll find trails suited to every ability and interest in Hiking Canyonlands and Arches National Parks.

About the Author

Bill Schneider, the founder of Falcon Publishing, is the author of seventeen books. He lives and writes full-time in Helena, Montana.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: FalconGuides; 2nd edition (May 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762725400
• ISBN-13: 978-0762725403
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #235,056 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars How many mistakes can occur in one book?!?!?, May 5, 2006

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Elizabeth Glass (Louisville, KY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hiking Canyonlands and Arches National Parks, 2nd (Regional Hiking Series) (Paperback)

I am appalled at how many errors this book has that I found! The listing for Devil's Canyon's Primitive Trail has an absoultely ridiculous milage marker that makes no sense at all. The trail length for Tower Arch trail says it's 2.4 miles when the trail is actually 3.4 miles long. I got to where I would just go talk to the rangers at both Arches and Canyonlands National Parks about the trails rather than even open that book because it was completely unreliable. I am really surprised that it's a Falcon book because I thought they had better standards! Don't waste your money!!!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Look elsewhere..., April 29, 2008

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D. Porter (UT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hiking Canyonlands and Arches National Parks, 2nd (Regional Hiking Series) (Paperback)

We just spent a week in Moab, this book had numerous errors and was no help in selecting hikes. We ended up using the Moon guidebook for Zion and Bryce, which also covers the Moab area. I should have paid attention to the other reviews....

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poor choice for information on the Maze, March 12, 2008

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John Mottl "2flit" (Orcas Island, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hiking Canyonlands and Arches National Parks, 2nd (Regional Hiking Series) (Paperback)

I bought this book to get information on hikes in the Maze area of Canyonlands. I was totally disappointed with the information that was contained in this 20 page section of the book. The hikes listed are uninformed choices that anyone spending a few minuets on the NPS web page can easily learn about, they are the obvious choices that are places to hike by on your way elsewhere in the Maze. It looks like the author may have spent little time exploring the Maze and has regurgitated some "caned" hikes here, give the book a pass if looking for information on the Maze. I would give it one star but the author has attempted some good organization and maps, he just needs to do some hiking in there.