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The Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Book

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This is a great book for people living (or intending to visit) the bay area, who like to go hike, bike, picnic and camp.

I've bought several books in the past, but this one covers a lot more of the trails in the area and with better detail. It tells you if trails are open to bikes and/or horses, talks about the camping facilities, details how long a walk you will have and the types of things you can expect to see out there.

There are also little sections on the local history, how the geology stuff works and many more useful snippets of info.

Definately the best book I've found for picking places to go walk, but then, it is somewhat targetted to the area where I live.

This is a great book showing the Santa Cruz mountain trails for hiking, biking, or place to escape the business one finds down in the valley of San Jose area. Moving from Iowa to a home in the Santa Cruz mountains I found this book a valuable resource for getting to know the local area. Anyone that likes to hike or wants to get to know the area better should own one of these books.

There is no other guidebook focusing on the coastal mountains immediately south of the city of San Francisco, a rich mosaic of open-space preserves. Taber's diligent research and love of the area make this an essential reference