Hiking Olympic National Park, 2nd: A Guide to the Park's Greatest Hiking Adventures (Regional Hiking Series) [Paperback]

Erik Molvar (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2008 | Series: Regional Hiking Series

This book describes a 585 mile network of maintained trails in a wilderness ecosystem that stretches from the beaches of the Pacific to the heart of the Olympic Mountains.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

This updated edition of Hiking Olympic National Park features sixty-six of the finest trails in and around the park plus forty additional trail recommendations throughout northwest Washington’s spectacular landscape. These trails crisscross the park’s wilderness ecosystem, stretching from the beaches of the Pacific to the heart of the Olympic Mountains. Whether you choose a strenuous backpacking trip over glacier-clad mountains or a short stroll through a temperate rain forest, veteran trail guide and author Erik Molvar provides all the information
you need to make the most of hiking the Olympic Peninsula.

 

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
• Directions to the trailhead
• Comprehensive trail descriptions, maps, and elevation profiles
•  Mile-by-mile directional cues
•  Difficulty ratings, average hiking times, best hiking seasons, and elevation

   gain/loss for every featured hike

 

About the Author

Veteran author and backcountry explorer Erik Molvar discovered backpacking while working on a volunteer trails crew in the North Cascades of Washington. He is the author of more than a dozen FalconGuides for such places as Glacier National Park, the Bob Marshall Wilderness, Olympic National Park, Zion and Bryce Canyon National Park, as well as Colorado's Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness.

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: FalconGuides; 2nd edition (April 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762741198
• ISBN-13: 978-0762741199
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #168,020 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #35 in Books > Travel > United States > States > Washington

More About the Author

Veteran author and backcountry explorer Erik Molvar discovered backpacking while working on a volunteer trails crew in the North Cascades of Washington. He is the author of more than a dozen FalconGuides for such places as Glacier National Park, the Bob Marshall Wilderness, Olympic National Park, Zion and Bryce Canyon National Park, as well as Hiking Colorado's Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, Practical guide, November 14, 2010

By 

Drivin Dad (Fort Collins, CO, USA) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Hiking Olympic National Park, 2nd: A Guide to the Park's Greatest Hiking Adventures (Regional Hiking Series) (Paperback)

I used this to help guide our 5 day trip to this park. Excellent resource, easy to read, easy to implement....a great choice if you're headed to Olympic for the first time!

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good 'In The Pocket' Guide For Casual Dayhikers, December 7, 2008

By 

Sarah Kirkconnell "Author of Freezer Bag Cook... (Maple Valley, Wa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hiking Olympic National Park, 2nd: A Guide to the Park's Greatest Hiking Adventures (Regional Hiking Series) (Paperback)

The 'Best Easy Day Hikes' series by Falcon Guides has quite a few in it. All of them showcase the "best" (and easier) hikes in a particular National Park.

I have found over the years that if visiting a park for the first time get one of the "Best" guides. You won't overwhelmed by the choices in the bigger book Falcon makes as well.

The one for the Olympic National Park is thin but will give plenty of choices. It is a choice I suggest often to non-hikers that want to go experience the Olympics. It gives a good choice from Coastal to rain forest to the river valleys to the high mountains. It can help you plan a whirl wind trip of what to see if you have only 1 or 2 days as well.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hiking Olympic National Park, September 17, 2010

By 

Art - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Hiking Olympic National Park, 2nd: A Guide to the Park's Greatest Hiking Adventures (Regional Hiking Series) (Paperback)

I found this book very informitive and even exciting. I am from Calif. most of my life. ( except for the last 10 yrs.) I am 66 and it's really nice to know that there are trails that even I can manage. For next year I am planing to take several trips to the Olympic Mountains. Writing reviews is not my cup of tea so please forgive the shortness of this review.

Thank you very much Art