Hiking category: 1575 books

Come join me for this 50-image photo journal as I cycle and hike across New Zealand. In this 23rd volume I will hike with my cycling friends along the legendary Copland Track. After pedaling from Fox Glacier to the trailhead, we hiked 18km along the turquoise-blue Copland River; traveled through spooky...

Come join me for this 50-image photo journal as I cycle and hike across New Zealand. In this 17th volume I'll be summiting Mount Angelus in the Nelson Lakes National Park from the Angelus Hut. We will climb past blue alpine lakes up an impossibly steep scree-slope to the 2075-meter summit. After...

Campers can count on a lifetime of inspiration and instruction from this compilation of classic wilderness poetry, short prose, and essential outdoor survival information. Classics such as "The Cremation of Sam McGee,*" "*The Gettysburg Address," and "Paul Revere's Ride"...

Looking for dog walks and hikes in and around Asheville, NC? Then “Pooch Paths” is for you! This handy eBook offers descriptions, links, directions, and even insider tips for more than thirty dog walks and hikes. You’ll find useful information about Asheville greenways, Bent Creek Forest trails,...

Twenty-four hikes in southern Utah. Hikes varying from half-hour strolls to full-day adventures, this guidebook is for everyone, including families.

Linnea Westerlind has visited each of Seattle’s 426 city parks, an effort which she documented on her blog, YearofSeattleParks.com—making her the absolutely perfect person to guide you to just the right park for your picnic, an outing with the kids, family reunion, or simply a fun new place to...

Guidebook to a principal north-south long-distance walking route through eastern France, traversing the Vosges and the Haut-Jura plateau along the GR5/GR53. The 687km (427-mile) waymarked path traverses the entire length of the Vosges, and then climbs up onto the plateau of the Haut-Jura before dropping...

Best Easy Day Hikes Spokane/Coeur d’Alene includes concise descriptions and detailed maps for 22 easy-to-follow trails in Washington and Idaho that allow hikers of all levels to enjoy beautiful views, get fit in the outdoors, and learn about the region’s history. Look inside for: Casual...

Who says you have to travel far from home to go on a great hike? In Best Hikes Near New York author Ben Keene details the best hikes within an hour's drive of the New York metro area perfect for the urban and suburbanite hard-pressed to find great outdoor activities close to home. Each featured hike...

Choosing and operating a compass, interpreting maps, navigating in the wild, and handling outdoor emergencies.

Five Star Trails: Roanoke and the New River Valley showcases 40 hikes in the mountains, valleys, and Piedmont of Western Virginia. The guide includes an array of treks reflecting the area's superlative scenery, from wild waterfalls in the New River Valley to highland wildernesses of the Jefferson...

32 day hikes and overnight trips in Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee.

As part of the Wales Coast Path, the Ceredigion Coast Path and Snowdonia Coast Path trace a curve of 233km (145 miles) of coastal and inland walking down Cardigan Bay. This guidebook describes a 16-stage guide to the walk from Porthmadog to St Dogmaels covering the trail between the Llyn Peninsula...

Neuseeland, das »Land der langen weißen Wolke«, ist an Abwechslung nur schwer zu übertreffen. Reich an Kontrasten und mit einer fast verschwenderischen Fülle an Landschaftsbildern und Naturschönheiten ist es ein Paradies für Wanderer und Naturliebhaber. Dank seinem kaum enden wollenden Netz...