Hiking Florida, 3rd: A Guide to Florida's Greatest Hiking Adventures (State Hiking Series) [Paperback]

M.Timothy O'Keefe (Author)

Book Description

Series: State Hiking Series | Publication Date: October 1, 2007

This completely revised and expanded edition features nearly fifty hikes among the 2,500 miles of trails that crisscross Florida from the Panhandle to the Keys.

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This completely revised and updated edition of Hiking Florida features fifty of the best hikes among the 2,500 miles of trails that crisscross Florida from the Panhandle through the Everglades to the Keys. Walk through quiet pine forests, along uncrowded beaches, on boardwalks above exotic swamps, and through historic towns and cities. Award-winning travel and outdoors writer Tim O’Keefe leads the way, providing informative descriptions and hints on safe and enjoyable hiking in this distinctive environment. Whether you choose a short, easy stroll or an extended trek, this valuable guidebook will prove to be a welcome and essential companion to all your hiking adventures in the Sunshine State.

 

For more than twenty-five years, FalconGuides® have set the standard for

outdoor guidebooks. Written by top experts each guide invites you to experience the

adventure and beauty of the outdoors.

 

Look inside to find:

 

• Hikes suited to every ability

• Accurate directions to the trailhead and detailed trail descriptions

• GPS-compatible trail maps

• Mile-by-mile directional cues

• Difficulty ratings, average hiking times, best hiking seasons, and more

About the Author

M. Timothy O¿Keefe has published thirteen books, over 1,000 magazine articles and more than 5,000 photographs. Tampa Bay Magazine has called him "Florida¿s premier wildlife photographer and writer."

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Falcon; 3rd edition (October 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762735708
• ISBN-13: 978-0762735709
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,700,990 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars OK falcon guidebook, March 14, 2011

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This review is from: Hiking Florida, 3rd: A Guide to Florida's Greatest Hiking Adventures (State Hiking Series) (Paperback)

Nearly as good as other Falcon hiking guides EXCEPT the book does not do a good enough job telling you which hikes are some of the state's finest. It's hard to tell which hikes are the pick-of-the-litter. Also, the book doesn't cover any hiking in Everglades National Park. Seems like an oversight to me.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Nice, but not really a guide to THE Florida Trail, November 25, 2008

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This review is from: Hiking Florida, 3rd: A Guide to Florida's Greatest Hiking Adventures (State Hiking Series) (Paperback)

Day hikes are covered well here, but I was really hoping this guide would cover long multi-day hikes. There is one full map of Florida at the start with numbered dots representing trails- it's not very good. I really was hoping to see large sections of Florida with multiple trails. For instance, the 1,400-mile linear Florida Trail consists of the following segments: * Big Cypress * Seminole * Okeechobee * Ocean-to-Lake * Kissimmee * Eastern Corridor * Western Corridor * Ocala * North Florida * Suwannee * Big Bend * Apalachicola * Central Panhandle * Western Gate * Blackwater These trails are covered individually, but the book gives no idea that these trails relate, or how they are positioned in relation to eachother. This seems like a big oversight to me, especially given its subtitle "Florida's Greatest Hiking Adventures"