Hiking Yellowstone National Park [Paperback]

Bill Schneider (Author)

Book Description

Series: Regional Hiking Series | Publication Date: August 1, 1997

This thoroughly revised and updated guide features 109 hikes in Yellowstone National Park. Readers will find detailed maps, field-checked information on all of the trails, elevation charts, difficulty ratings, and ratings and information on backcountry camping. Hiking tips and information on avoiding confrontations with bears round out this classic guidebook.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Opening the door of opportunity to enjoy world-famous geothermal areas and rich wildlife, this book contains detailed descriptions and trip planning information for 109 hikes. The author has taken the immense and complicated trail system and organized it into logical routes for all types of hikers--all the way from the person who wants a 20 minute self-guided tour to the person who seeks a 10 day backpacking adventure. This guide does more than just describe the trails. It helps you plan your trip, and it makes it easy to select the hike that's just right for you. Full of handy trail finder keys, safety information, maps, elevation charts, and photos, Hiking Yellowstone is an indispensable part of your trip to America's first national park.

About the Author

Bill Schneider, the co-founder of Falcon Publishing, is a veteran outdoorsman and author of more than twenty books on backpacking and natural history in the American West. He lives in Helena, Montana.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 340 pages
• Publisher: FalconGuides; 1st edition (August 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560445645
• ISBN-13: 978-1560445647
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #210,131 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #21 in Books > Travel > United States > States > Wyoming

More About the Author

Bill Schneider, the co-founder of Falcon Publishing, is a veteran outdoorsman and author of more than twenty books on backpacking and natural history in the American West. He lives in Helena, Montana.

Customer Reviews

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39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Yellowstone hiking book available, November 11, 1998

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This review is from: Hiking Yellowstone National Park (Paperback)

When I first came to Yellowstone to work in the summer of 1998, I was a little overwhelmed by the number of trails in the park. I had never been hiking before, either. Thanks to this book, I had a wonderful summer of hiking, and I now have a new hobby. The book has hikes for nearly every mile of trail in the park. The hikes are listed by trip, not by trail, so you have several options on each stretch of trail. For each hike, there is a handy elevation profile, list of key points and mileages, suggested itinerary, hike options, and a detailed description of the hike itself. There are also many nice photographs. I highly recommend this book for beginners or old backpacking pros. It has hikes for everyone.

40 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great guide to an amazing park, September 7, 1999

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Penny "penlynwilson" (Sugar Land, TX, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hiking Yellowstone National Park (Paperback)

We used this book for a two week stay in Yellowstone. The ratings for hills and difficulty of the hikes are accurate and helpful when selecting hikes. The trail descriptions also help when picking a hike depending on effort, scenery, wildlife, amount of other hikers, etc. We saw parts of Yellowstone only a tiny percentage of visitors get to see, thanks in part to this book. Be sure and check at the ranger stations for bear and other wildlife activity prior to beginning a hike.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Very Few Mid-Range Hikes, April 27, 2005

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Stanford Gibson (Davis, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hiking Yellowstone National Park (Paperback)

I generally like Schneider's guides, and appear to be in the minority here, but I did not love this one. It is a surprisingly thick book with lots of trails; unfortunately most of them are either short tourist strolls or long, multi-day back country excursions. We had difficulty finding hikes that called out to us in the 12-16 mile range (usually not a problem for us - most guides leave us wishing we had 2 weeks to do all the long day hikes we are interested in) and ended up going with ranger recommendations when we got there. If you have 5-10 days for a backcountry trek, this is definitely the book for you. But if you are looking for long day hikes you may want to look elsewhere.