Hiking Michigan's Upper Peninsula (Regional Hiking Series) [Paperback]

Eric Hansen (Author)

Book Description

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

Describes fifty of the best hikes in Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

For more than twenty-five years, FalconGuide® has set the standard for outdoor recreation guidebooks. Written by top outdoors experts and enthusiasts, each guide invites you to experience the endless adventure and rugged beauty of the great outdoors.
Hiking Michigan's Upper Peninsula features fifty of the finest trails Michigan's Upper Peninsula has to offer-from day hikes to overnight adventures. This comprehensive guide will provide all the information you need to get the most out of hiking this breathtaking area.
Look inside to find:
" Hikes suited to every ability
" Accurate directions to the trailhead
" Comprehensive trail descriptions
" GPS-compatible maps
" Difficulty ratings, trail contacts, fees/permits, best hiking seasons, camping information, and much more

About the Author

Eric Hansen has hiked and backpacked extensively and now divides his time between the mountains and canyons of the West and the woods and waters of the northern Great Lakes. After twenty years of exploring Michigan's Upper Peninsula, he hiked nearly 900 miles to research this guidebook. He has written extensively for Backpacker magazine. His regional outdoor writing appeared in Milwaukee Magazine, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal, Shepherd Express, Silent Sports magazine, and Wisconsin Trails magaine.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: FalconGuides; 1st edition (September 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762725885
• ISBN-13: 978-0762725885
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #140,028 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #6 in Books > Travel > United States > States > Michigan
  • #65 in Books > Travel > United States > Regions > Midwest

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great guide, October 9, 2005

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Tom Massie (UP, Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hiking Michigan's Upper Peninsula (Regional Hiking Series) (Paperback)

I will say without a doubt that if you are looking to do anything off the beaten path in the UP (which is most things), then this book is absolutely crucial. There are hikes for all levels of hiking experience, each with a bit of background information and spot-on directions. The hikes are all personally recommended by the author and not just a re-hash of what you read in the Hunt's Guide or some other lesser peer (if I may use an oxymoron). A complete guide to hiking the UP would take a series of books this size, but fortunately for us Eric Hansen has done all the walking himself to find the fifty that cannot be missed. I live in the UP and I had frequented many of the places in this book before it came out, yet I still was never left without some fresh knowledge regarding each and every hike. Buy this and begin walking!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Six for Six on hike descriptions vs. hike reality, May 31, 2007

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byte_man "byte_man" (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hiking Michigan's Upper Peninsula (Regional Hiking Series) (Paperback)

I used Eric's book Memorial Day weekend 2007 to plan a series of day hikes in the U.P. The hikes he chose to highlight are indeed spectacular. The trail descriptions are helpful and accurate, to the point where I took one of the Norwich Bluff alternative routes and found the suggested, little traveled side trail with no problems. I also used this book for some route planning in the Porkies a year or so ago. Thanks for the great guide!

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth waiting for! Worth the money! A great gift!, December 11, 2005

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Mary Hoffmann Hunt (Hancock, Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hiking Michigan's Upper Peninsula (Regional Hiking Series) (Paperback)

This is the book I've been waiting for ever since I saw Eric's article and photos on the undiscovered Trap Hills in the Western U.P. in an outdoors magazine. Eric, who lives in Milwaukee, combines the been-there trail notes with the perspective of someone widely familiar with what the Upper Great Lakes has to offer hikers.

The actual book chapters I read completely lived up to my expectations. Now, alas, I've mislaid my copy and must write my review from memory. My husband and I do a very wide-ranging guide to U.P. points of interest and history - www.hunts-upguide.com. We are always looking for good books that do certain subjects on a deeper level. Thank you, Eric, for taking the time to explore our beautiful, out-of-the-way corner of the world.