Customer Reviews

Utah's Favorite Hiking Trails

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Anyone intending to do any amount of hiking in Utah, whether it be for a day or an overnight trip, will find David Days' "Utah's Favorite Hiking Trails" an invaluable source of information! The layout and design of the book aids in pre-trip planning. Included are detailed trail maps for each hike, an extensive index, a rating of each hike by the author and a clear and definitive description of the route of the trail. Along with the maps and numerous black and white pictures, the author includes two multi-page groups of color photographs of the areas listed in the Guide. My wife and I found these to be very motivational and inspiring and are looking forward to our return trip to Utah to visit many of the areas Mr. Day lists in his book. I have seen and used many trail guides over the years and find "Utah's Favorite Hiking Trails" to be among the best and would highly recommend it to anyone planning a trip to Utah.

One of the best books for anyone interested in Utah hiking. The book has great variety with trails of all lengths and types. I have hiked 9 out of the 77 trails listed in the book and am looking forward to using the book to plan future trips to Utah.

Who knew there were so many great hikes local to the Wasatch Front? And it gets better than that, this book has a hike for every season and every day of the year. From easy to difficult, senic to exercisic, you'll never get bored in Utah again. This book offers some of the tradional hikes Utah is know for plus many hidden treasures. At first I was a bit overwhelmed and didn't know where to start. There were so many interesting sites I wanted to do them all. Having done quite a few now I can't wait to do more. And you'll never get tired of the views, you can do your favorites hikes again and again, try one in summer and in winter. The book als has great descriptions of the plants and animals native to the area. So take it along and lean about your suroundings in a quite medow or under a shade tree. A must for the hiking enthusiest!

great descriptions of the hike, recommendations on best seasons, really good maps, wonderful colour photographs, comprehensive driving directions and easy USGS quad map referenes - could it even be better than the incredible California Hiking? I bought Canyoneering the San Rafael Swell as well, and am sending it back because this book covers what I need in a much easier to read style - and is less likely to get me killed en route while rock climbing without a belay. Highly recommended.

I've used this book extensively for climbing Utah trails. Though the book contains rich content, I would have expected it to include more information about alternative routes. For example, it only includes information on one (the longest) route up Mt. Nebo.

Secondly, the maps are inaccurate. I'm a seasoned climber and found the maps for Nebo and Kings Peak to not be accurate and not drawn to scale. We ended up getting lost on Kings as a result of using his maps.

Overall, the book is pretty good and perhaps the best available on the market. However, the map accuracy leaves a lot to be desired.

Fast delivery and how surprised was i to find a written note from the author in the back of my book! Cant wait to do some hiking in Utah!

I haven't been to Utah to verify how accurate the trail maps are but the descriptions seem very detailed. It has many very nice color photos and ratings on how much he personally enjoyed the trail. It also has elevation gain and loss on the trail, time, and mileage.

I bought the book to plan a trip next summer and I am thoroughly excited. I especially appreciated the easy U.S.G.S. topo map references. I gave the book four stars because I haven't hiked any of the trails yet. Let's see if I bump it to five when I get back. See you in Naturalist basin early August.

This book is a fabulous review of Utah's excellent hiking opportunities. It is informative and stimulating!