Appalachian Trail Guide to New York-New Jersey (Paperback)

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Product Description

Consists of a guidebook and two detached, double-sided maps for 172 miles of the Appalachian Trail, from Kent, Connecticut, to Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area on the Pennsylvania/New Jersey border. The indexed book contains "omnidirectional" trail descriptions, natural and cultural history of the areas crossed, and information on road crossings, parking, shelters, water sources, points of interest, public transportation, and general advice. The five-color maps were built from scratch for this edition, using state-of-the-art GIS materials as the starting point; they cover about 40 miles per side. The scale is an inch to a mile, with 50-foot contour intervals for the topography and the essential elevation profiles for the trail route.

About the Author

A lawyer and longtime author for, and official of, the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, Mr. Chazin has edited the 'Appalachian Trail Data Book' since 1983.

Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: Appalachian Trail Conservancy; 16 edition (July 12, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1889386480
• ISBN-13: 978-1889386485
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 4.8 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #64,518 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Essential for End to Enders; fun for local hikers, December 27, 2007

By	Robert C. Ross (New Jersey) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

I've used previous editions of this guide, but the 16th edition includes validated GPS data and is certainly the best of a very good lot. The package includes a guidebook, with detailed trail descriptions for the 174 miles from Kent, Connecticut, to Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area on the New Jersey-Pennsylvania line. There are also four waterproof color maps (scale: 1 inch = 1 mile) which show the A.T., other trails in the area, and roads used to access the trails.

My favorite hike in this book includes the Agony Grind on the west side of the entrance to Harriman Park, just off Old 17. There's a short, fairly steep scramble up to a long ridge walk above Greenwood Lake with great views -- you can often see hawks flapping across the lake far below you, and then rising effortless just out of reach on the thermals formed by the ridge. It's a rewarding out and in hike, of whatever length you have time for. Save a little energy for a careful descent at the end of the hike.

There are other excellent local guides to New Jersey and New York trails. The New Jersey Walk Book: A Companion to the New York Walk Book and the New York Walk Book: A Companion to the New Jersey Walk Book are the pick of the litter.

Nonetheless it is romantic to use one of a series covering the entire Appalachian Trail. One can pretend to be an End to Ender of this most famous of our trails.

Robert C. Ross 2007 2008

4.0 out of 5 stars Great guidebook, with minor deficiencies, May 16, 2009

By	nehiker (Boston) - See all my reviews

As many other AT guidebooks, the 16th edition of the NY/NJ guide consists of a set of maps (4 on 2 sheets) and lists of mileage points and services along the trail in the guidebook. The detailed waterproof maps include an elevation vs. distance chart at the bottom (which is a rather rough approximation, but still nice). For my personal tastes, the maps are a bit too colorful; they are quite different in appearance from the other 3 AT guides I own.

A great feature of this guidebook is very detailed information on public transportation to various points on the trail (who could have thought there would be a 1-mile side trail descending from the NY/NJ border on the AT to a NJ Transit bus stop, with the bus going to NYC!). The information on local accommodations, as well as taxis, is less detailed, but suffices for planning from home. There is no information on tenting opportunities at the shelter sites and little for the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (there is a map at their website). The maps by themselves are more than sufficient to follow the trail, but the accompanying book is great for pre-trip planning.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, September 16, 2008

By	Leonard Bollhardt Jr - See all my reviews

This book was an excellent source of information. The maps were also helpful for planning out my mileage for my weekend adventures.