East Bay Trails: Hiking Trails in Alameda And Contra Costa Counties (Paperback)

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Product Description

The only guide dedicated entirely to hiking San Francisco's East Bay has been revised and updated, and features 3 new trips in Contra Costa County. Includes 56 trips for hiking, bicycling, and horseback riding on oak-studded hills, grassy ridges, rocky peaks, forested valleys, and salt-marsh shoreline.

East Bay Trails is the most complete and up-to-date trail guide for Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. While the route descriptions pertain to hiking most of all, other outdoor enthusiasts-fitness walkers, joggers, equestrians, and bicyclists-will also find them useful.

Each hike includes distance, duration, and a difficulty rating, a new map, and local regulations, including whether or not you can bring your dog.

About the Author

David Weintraub is a writer, editor, and photographer. His other Wilderness Press titles are North Bay Trails, Monterey Bay Trails, Top Trails: San Francisco Bay Area, Afoot & Afield San Francisco Bay Area, and Adventure Kayaking Cape Cod and Martha's Vinyard.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Wilderness Press; 2 edition (June 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0899973728
• ISBN-13: 978-0899973722
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #107,617 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Really useful, July 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: East Bay Trails: Outdoor Adventures in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties (Paperback)

I'm glad I picked this up. It got me motivated to get out and enjoy the stunning beauty of the East Bay. The book has only a general description of the plant and animal life you would expect to see, so if you're into that you may want to bring an Audubon guide along for more detail. I only wish he was more descriptive about the steepness of some of these trails!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This is an ok hiking book - not my favorite, November 27, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: East Bay Trails: Outdoor Adventures in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties (Paperback)

As far as Bay Area hiking books go, this is the best one I have for the East Bay. However, it is not my *favorite* hiking book. There are a lot of parks & trails that you just won't find in regular Bay Area hiking books. I like that. BUT, I found the trail descriptions long winded & sometimes confusing. What I often do with hikes from this book is find the park & get a real map to sort out my route before I leave my car. Then I leave the book in the car. I just use it as a sort of pre-hike guideline for mileage & scenery, etc.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Missing Elevations, February 10, 2006

By	A. Obeso "arobeso" (Santa Clara, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I really like this book and have found some great trails from it, but the one major downside to this book, in my opinion, is that it does not tell you the elevation differences for the trails. When I'm picking out a new trail, I like to consider both the mileage AND the elevation because it makes a big difference, big enough for me to not buy this book (I borrow it from the library on occasion). Other than that, this book is good.