Southern California
Hiking Trails Guidebooks
This selection of southern California hiking trails guidebooks is as up-to-date and inclusive as is possible or practical. Where there are more than one edition of a particular book available, only the current edition has been included. Some vintage southern California hiking trails guidebooks that are so outdated as to be useless, or for which no meaningful content description can be located, have been excluded.
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101 Hikes in Southern California
Trek the diverse terrain of Southern California, from desert to beach to mountaintop, on an easy stroll or overnight adventure, with this ultimate guide to the 101 best hikes in the Southland. Covers the Santa Monica, San Gabriel, San Jacinto, and San Bernardino mountains, and the Mojave and Colorado deserts. This updated and revised guidebook includes 10 new hikes, with a greater emphasis on hiking opportunities in the fast-growing Ventura County and Inland Empire regions, and updated information for hikes from the first edition. For each trip you'll find all new maps, photos, the highlights of the trail, and symbols to tell you the basics of the trip at a glance.
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Boasting a mild climate, incredible diversity, and thousands of miles of hiking trails, southern California offers a gem for every hiker. Hiking Southern California is your ticket to rewarding adventures in the backcountry of the southern third of the Golden State, including Death Valley National Park, Mojave National Preserve, the San Gabriel Mountains, and Joshua Tree National Park. This handy guidebook features detailed descriptions of more than 50 classic hikes, with accurate and up-to-date trail maps and all the information you need for planning enjoyable outings year-round. This book describes short, leisurely strolls and demanding excursions of several days. The hikes follow routes varying from gentle, well-graded trails to rugged, cross-country scrambles, including old favorites known to many and obscure routes known only to a few. Surveying the most awe-inspiring scenery in the region, it will satisfy both beginning and veteran hikers.
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Day Hikes in Ventura County is a concise guide to 43 of the best hikes in the county. The hikes include a variety of waterfalls, swimming holes, canyons, mountain peaks, extraordinary sandstone formations with caves, and panoramic views. The trails will take you along the coastline, through the Santa Monica Mountains, across vast open spaces, and into the Los Padres National Forest, accommodating every level of hiking experience.
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Easy Hiking in Southern California
Do you want a short, yet enjoyable hike in a beautiful setting? From Santa Barbara's seascapes to Joshua Tree National Park's rock formations, Easy Hiking in Southern California is the key to the region's great hiking destinations - regardless of your experience or ability. An avid hiker and veteran outdoors writer, author Ann Marie Brown shares inside information on 100 scenic trails suitable for first-timers, day-hikers, families, and seniors, as well as seasoned pros who just want to enjoy a good day out. Complete with photographs, illustrations, detailed trip notes, mileage and time estimates, maps and directions, contact information, advice on best seasons, and tips on making the hikes easier or more challenging.
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100 Classic Hikes - Southern California
Southern California is a paradise for hikers, offering diverse landscapes: mountains, forests, deserts, and coastlines with many trails to explore. This guide covers Death Valley, Pinnacles Monument, Kings Canyon, Sequoia, the southern Sierras, Tronna Pinnacles, Mojave National Preserve, the Santa Lucia Mountains, the Central Coast, the San Rafael, Santa Ynez, and the Sierra Madra Mountains, Channel Islands, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Angeles, San Bernardino, and Cleveland National Forests, Anza Borrego State Park, and Joshua Tree. As a bonus, it also includes a few areas north of the 37th parallel - the White Mountains, Yosemite, and the eastern Sierras. Handy features in the guide include topographic maps, elevation profiles, sidebar tips, and a hikes-at-a-glance chart to help readers find the hikes they want quickly and easily. * The only full-color hiking guide to Southern California * Up-to-date information on land management regulations * Over 100 full-color photographs and maps.
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On the Trail - Malibu to Santa Barbara
On the Trail - Malibu to Santa Barbara is the only hiking and mountain biking guide of southern California that was written for outdoor family adventure. The book features ninety easy to moderate hike and bike rides from the mountains to the sea. It provides detailed maps, directions, hiking and first aid tips as well as a unique: Kid Appeal rating for each hike or ride. Featured outdoor recreation areas: Santa Monica and Santa Susana Mountains, Channel Islands, Conejo and Ojai Valleys as well as coastal Santa Barbara and Ventura.
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Southern California, A Day Hiker's Guide
This book details 150 hikes and reveals how you can get the most out of your time on the trail. The author shares his favorite respites from city life: quiet canyons, peaceful forests, mountaintop retreats and lovely beaches. Enjoy a full range of outstanding hikes on classic trails and brand-new pathways. Find gentle family hikes, moderate jaunts and all-day adventures. Featuring: San Gabriel Mountains, Orange County parks, Palm Springs Canyons, Channel Island National Park, San Bernardino Mountains, Sant Monica Mountains, Catalina Island, San Jactinto Mountains, and Ventura County parks. Safely discover the region's most compelling parks, preserves and special places with easy-to-follow maps and clear diretions.
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Day Hiker's Guide to Southern California
150 favorite hikes in southern California's still-pristine and wild areas. This book charts treks to wildflower-strewn meadows, lovely waterfalls, and even up two-mile high Mt. San Gorgonio, the region's highest peak. Both novice and experienced hikers will find a wide array of outings in the eclectic mix of hikes, including time-tested classics, personal and reader favorites, and new trails in new parklands. Generously illustrated, with a map for every hike, Day Hiker's Guide to Southern California covers outstanding terrain: Santa Monica Mountains, Ventura County, San Gabriel Mountains, Orange County, San Bernardino Mountains, San Jacinto Mountains, Catalina Island, Joshua Tree National Park, and Palm Springs.
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Best Hikes With Dogs: Southern California
Allen Riedel and his canine trail companions have hiked thousands of miles together in southern California to select the best dog-friendly, dog-fun, and dog-safe hikes in the region. More than two-thirds of the hikes are on lesser-known trails where travel is light and where you're unlikely to meet horses, bicycles, or motorized vehicles. On nearly half of the trails, off-leash hiking is permitted. The hikes avoid steep, rocky terrain and many offer lakes or streams as a reward. Paw comfort rating (whether you'll be walking on sand, dirt, or pavement) is clearly noted in the information block at the beginning of each hike description; potential dog hazards such as ticks or poison oak are described in the text. A Trail Finder chart in the front of the book indicates trail length, which hikes include water, swimming, or shade, which are "good for senior dogs" or "best for fit dogs". * More than 60 dog-suitable trails, accessible from metro areas including Los Angeles, Palm Springs, San Diego, and Santa Barbara.
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Exploring the Southern Sierra: East Side
The network of outdoor trips described in this book explores the mountains east of the North Fork of the Kern River between the High Sierra to the north and the Tehachapi Mountains to the south. Exploring the Southern Sierra: East Side describes 150 adventurous trips: 15 car tours, 34 dayhikes, 28 peak climbs, 37 backpack trips, 25 bicycle trips and 62 equestrian outings (some trips double as more than one kind of outing). A 4-color foldout map depicting all trips is included.
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Pacific Crest Trail - Southern California
This essential volume covers the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mexican border to Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park. Complete two-color topographic maps enhance comprehensive descriptions, including mileages and elevations. Trail descriptions and maps are divided into several sections, convenient for people who only want to hike a portion of the trail. Each section introduces up-coming scenery, possible hazards, supply locations, and mileages between major points. Includes information on the history of the trail as well as the geology and natural history you will encounter.
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Sierra South: 100 Back-Country Trips in California's Sierra
This is the definitive guidebook to the southern Sierra. Hikers come to experience the grandeur of Mt. Whitney, the Kings-Kern Divide, the high country of Kings Canyon National Park, and John Muir Wilderness. 100 trips range from dayhikes to strenuous multi-day backpack trips. Each trip description includes the trip's highlights, a difficulty grading, total mileage, a trail profile, and a day-by-day "diary" account which tells you what you will see and suggests good places to camp. A four-color trailhead map is included.
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Hiking Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, the largest state park in California, is home to an abundance of fascinating wildlife and botanical diversity. Set in the stark and spectacular Sonoran Desert, much of the park's 600,000 acres is designated wilderness. Hiking Anza-Borrego Desert State Park describes 25 day hikes and extended backpacking treks that introduce you to this special ecosystem, leading you to groves of palms and elephant trees, spectacular overlooks, and sites of historic interest. * Hikes suited to every ability * Accurate directions to the trailhead and detailed trail descriptions. * GPS-compatible trail maps. * Mile-by-mile directional cues. * Difficulty ratings, average hiking times, and best time of year.
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Day and Overnight Hikes in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Combining detailed narrative with GPS-based trail maps, Day and Overnight Hikes: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park leads hikers and backpackers to sites of exceptional beauty and solitude. It contains four key elements to help you plan and enjoy the perfect day or overnight hike: GPS-based trail maps; GPS-based elevation profiles; directions to the trailhead; and trail descriptions. Each trail description offers precise commentary on what to expect along the way and rates each hike for scenery, trail condition, difficulty, accessibility for children, and solitude.
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Best Easy Day Hikes - Anza-Borrego
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is set in the stark and spectacular Sonoran Desert of southern California. The park's 600,000 acrea, much of which is designated wilderness, is home to fascinating wildlife and botanical diversity. The easy hikes described in this little guidebook will introduce you to this special ecostystem, leading you to groves of palms and elephant trees, spectacular overlooks, and sites of historic and prehistoric interest. Best Easy Day Hikes Anza-Borrego includes concise descriptions and detailed maps of 20 short, easy-to-follow trails within the desert park. Most of the trails described here are less than two miles long round trip and climb no more than 500 feet, making them perfect for families.
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Best Easy Day Hikes: San Fernando Valley
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Best Easy Day Hikes: San Fernando Valley includes concise descriptions and detailed maps for nineteen easy-to-follow hikes in and around the San Francisco Valley. Explore the diverse scenery and natural splendors - including the beautiful Caballero Canyon Trail and Topanga State Park, the world's largest wild area within a major city. Features: * One-hour strolls to five-hour adventures. * Mile-by-mile directions and clear trail maps. * Trail Finder for best hikes with dogs, children, nature lovers, or great views. * GPS coordinates.
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60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: San Diego
Bounded by San Diego Bay and the Pacific coastline to the west, the Santa Rosa Mountains to the east, Mexico to the south, and the lower reaches of the Los Angeles metro area to the north, the 60-mile radius beyond San Diego creates a dramatic wedge of extraordinary natural beauty. Author Sheri McGregor shows hikers, experienced or novice, how to make the most of the many possibilities here. Includes detailed directions, trail maps and locator maps.
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Ecstatic Trails: Hikes and Nature Walks in and Around Los Angeles
Los Angeles is a hiker's perfect playground: from canyons to beaches, the range of its terrain provides an almost endless variety of trails, vistas, and even weather conditions. Ecstatic Trails: Hikes and Nature Walks in and Around Los Angeles highlights the 52 best hikes in the Los Angeles area: from wildflower walks to dramatic waterfall treks, from sunset outings to trails that provide cool breezes in the middle of summer, this book presents a year's worth of happy hiking. Organized by level of difficulty, beginning with the most forgiving trails and building up to the toughest, the book includes indexes for everything from romantic hikes to going out on the trail with children, from thrill hikes to day trips appropriate for picnicking. Everything a novice hiker or experienced trailblazer needs is here, including detailed maps, driving directions and restrictions, and descriptions of the trails and the hiking experience each will provide.
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Leave Only Paw Prints: Dog Hikes in San Diego County
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San Diego County is full of great places for you and your dog to appreciate the fabulous scenery and famous climate, from "dog beaches" to desert hikes. Donna Lawrence has gathered the 77 best places to hike with your canine companion - easy to difficult, short and long. This book includes general tips for hikes with your pooch, and describes the great wealth of exploring to be done in our National Forest, then moves on to California State Parks, including Palomar Mountain State Park and Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. It also concentrates on trails in and around Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Listed are all the City of San Diego regional parks and open spaces, county parks, and all of the San Diego dog parks, from Balboa Park's Morley Field to Escondido's Mayflower Dog Park, plus dog beaches and some urban walks - Shelter Island to Oceanside Harbor.
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Day Hikes Around Orange County
Orange County is framed by the Pacific Coast on one side while the Santa Ana Mountains run along its backside, offering incredibly diverse landscape and scenery. Despite the presence of the Orange County metropolis, nearly 30 percent of the county's acreage is parklands, wildlife sanctuaries, national forests, and wilderness preserves. Day Hikes Around Orange County is a comprehensive guide to 108 day hikes in and around the county, providing access to these natural, undeveloped areas and hundreds of miles of hiking trails, from the dramatic coastline to the interior mountains and valleys. Residents and travelers will appreciate this essential guide to exploring Orange County. Highlights include magnificent rock formations, bay-side coves and caves, eroding sandstone cliffs, marine terraces, tidal estuaries, peninsulas, mountain peaks, waterfalls, ridge walks, weather-sculpted canyons, old ranch roads, historical ruins, large public parks, and sweeping views from the ocean to the cities. Each hike includes a detailed map, accurate driving and hiking directions, distance/time/elevation statistics, a list of relevant maps, and summaries to help hikers find a trail appropriate to their ability and desire. Larger overall maps show the hike locations in the greater metropolitan area. All hikes can be completed during the day, and a range of difficulty levels is included. (Map sources and references are included for extending the hikes).
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140 Great Hikes in and Near Palm Springs
Hikers in southern California know that there's more to Palm Springs than world-class golfing. The mountain wilderness surrounding this desert resort town offers extensive trail systems where outdoor enthusiasts enjoy some of the best winter and spring hikes in the nation. This revised guide offers 20 new and exciting excursions for hikers of all ages and skill levels, as well as 58 user-friendly maps, 118 black-and-white photos, detailed trail descriptions, difficulty ratings, seasonal advice, and safety tips.
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Hiking Mojave National Preserve
Hiking Mojave National Preserve describes fifteen of the best day hikes and backpacking treks in this 1.6-million-acre desert park located between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Explore canyons, mesas, and mountains; visit abandoned mines, homesteads, and military outposts; and discover spring wildflowers, singing sand dunes, and Paleo-Indian rock art. With its rich narratives and beautiful photographs, this guidebook provides all the information you need for hiking in the beautiful Mojave Desert.
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Hiking Death Valley National Park
From the wide-open salt flats of Badwater Basin, where you'll find the lowest point in the western hemisphere, to narrow, twisting canyons with walls beautifully sculpted by wind and water, Death Valley National Park is a land of intrigue and beauty, making it a wonderful place to explore. Hiking Death Valley National Park describes thirty-six hikes that will lead you to scenic spots within the park, including salt flats, canyons, mining sites, springs, and towering sand dunes. Features: * Hikes suited to every ability. * Accurate directions to the trailhead and detailed trail descriptions. * GPS-compatible trail maps. * Mile-by-mile directional cues. * Difficulty ratings, average hiking times, and best hiking seasons.
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Day and Overnight Hikes: Palm Springs
Palm Springs has long been known by Los Angeles residents for its beautiful hiking trails. With the Joshua Tree National Monument to the east, the San Bernardino National Forest north and south, and the Pacific Crest Trail not far away, this area is rife with wonderful outdoor opportunities. This book collects each of them and offers detailed ratings and maps for use out on the trail, providing an invaluable resource for hikers of all levels.
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Day Hikes Around Ventura County
Day Hikes Around Ventura County covers 82 of the best hikes in this scenic coastal county just north of Los Angeles. The hikes span from the Pacific Coast to the mountainous interior and the Los Padres National Forest. This is a comprehensive guide that includes trails from national forests, state parks, wilderness area, undeveloped coastline, and green space within the metropolitan areas. No other hiking book concentrates exclusively on Ventura County. A cross-section of scenery, geography, and difficulty levels is included to accommodate all ranges of hiking experience. Highlights include coastal estuaries and tidepools, long beaches backed by bluffs, expansive sand dunes, waterfalls, swimming holes, narrow gorges, rolling meadows, dramatic sandstone outcroppings, caves, ridge walks, historic sites, filming locations, and panoramic overlooks. Everything from relaxing, scenic strolls to mountain-to coast hikes with expansive views. All hikes can be completed during the day and are within a half-hour's drive of Highway 101, the major access road. Each hike includes a detailed map, accurate driving and hiking directions, and a quick overview of distance/time/elevation. Overall maps show the hike locations in the larger area. The summaries allow the hiker to choose a trail appropriate to their ability and desire. Map sources and references are included for extending the hikes.
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Best Short Hikes in California's South Sierra
Best Short Hikes in California's South Sierra is a good source for day hikes in the southern Sierras. Hikes range in length of a few miles up to one to the top of Mt. Whitney. Each trail described includes a detailed and useful map.
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Now in its 7th edition, Trails of the Angeles is the definitive guide to hiking in the San Gabriel Mountains. Covering nearly every major trail in these mountains, this book describes 100 hikes, from short, popular hikes to longer, backcountry treks. These remarkable mountains are only a short distance from the dense population of Los Angeles, yet they offer tremendous opportunities for a true wilderness experience. Includes a separate, fold-out map showing all the trails.
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Best Easy Day Hikes: Riverside
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Best Easy Day Hikes: Riverside includes concise descriptions and detailed maps of twenty of the author's favorite hikes in and around Riverside. Local guide Allen Riedel leads the way through the region's scenery, historical sites, and natural beauty - from trails along the chaparral-covered slopes of the Santa Anna Mountains to the lush forests of the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa ranges. Features: * Half-hour strolls and full-day adventures. * Hikes for everyone, including families. * GPS-compatible trail maps.
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Afoot and Afield: San Diego County
Encompassing the county from Sunset Cliff Park and the Bayside Trail at Point Loma to Fonts Point in the Borrego Badlands, this hiking guide is the "must-have" to explore San Diego's diverse outdoors. It covers all the worthwhile hiking destinations throughout the county - including the coast, foothills, mountains, and desert - in trips ranging from short family excursions to multi-day backpacks. This comprehensive hiking guide has been fully updated and expanded to cover 250 hikes. All new maps.
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Best Easy Day Hikes: San Diego
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Best Easy Day Hikes: San Diego includes concise descriptions and detailed maps for twenty-four favorite, easy-to-follow hikes within a short drive of San Diego. Enjoy trails that wind through stands of Torrey pine, follow routes once used by Native Americans, and venture onto summits with views that stretch from stark deserts in the east to beaches overlooking the blue Pacific. With hikes varying from half-hour strolls to full-day adventures, this guidebook is for everyone, including families. Features: Half-hour strolls to half-day adventures; Mile-by-mile directions and clear trail maps.
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Walking San Diego: Where to Go to Get Away from It All
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This is San Diego's friendliest guidebook. Completely revised with fully updated walks, maps, and contact information, it's the best introduction to San Diego's finest and most accessible parks, beaches, lakes, and wildlife preserves. Special sidebars on natural history and illustrations of native plants - plus new information on nature's regrowth following the devastating fires in 2003. More than 100 photos and easy to read maps to guide your adventures.
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Easy Hikes Close to Home: San Diego
New trails have been established and old trails rediscovered, making the hikes in San Diego and the surrounding areas better than ever. Based on the author's own research, this handy guide introduces area residents and visitors to nearly two dozen of the best easy day hikes. Filled with detailed descriptions of each trail, Easy Hikes Close to Home: San Diego helps novice hikers discover their choices with clear maps and concise at-a-glance information highlighting details such as location, access, directions, distances, and scenery.
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Mojave Desert Trails is a guide to some of the most interesting geologic, historic and lesser known sites found in the Mojave's enchanting and remote landscape. Endless vistas, high-walled canyons carved by water and wind, Joshua tree forests, sand dunes, rugged mountains, abandoned settlements and a magnificent railroad depot await curious readers and weekend desert wanderers. Readers will be able to find their way along the Mojave River at the site of what once was Camp Cady, a fort settled to protect travelers along the Santa Fe and Mormon Trails en route to San Bernardino and Los Angeles. They can camp amid the eroded volcanic formations of Rainbow Basin Natural National Landmark then drive the long loop through the charcoal-colored mesas of the Black Mountains Wilderness Area. In Afton Canyon, they will find rare riparian habitat that provides some of the finest bird watching opportunities in the state while also serving as a gateway to the Old Mojave Road.
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San Bernardino Mountain Trails
San Bernardino Mountain Trails covers southern California mountain ranges: the San Bernardinos, the San Jacintos and the Santa Rosas; and three wilderness areas: San Gorgonio, San Jacinto and Santa Rosa. It includes dayhikes and backpack trips and contains a four-color map showing all hikes.
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Afoot and Afield: Inland Empire
The Inland Empire - the area east of Los Angeles and located primarily in San Bernardino and Riverside counties - is known as southern California's big backyard. And with its mountain, foothill, valley, and desert recreational opportunities, it's a hiker's paradise. This comprehensive hiking guide to the length and breadth of the Inland Empire describes nearly 200 noteworthy hikes ranging from easy to very strenuous. These hikes explore southern California's three tallest mountains, the stark beauty of the high desert, including Joshua Tree National Park and Mojave National Preserve, as well as trails that wind through urban and regional parks. Each hike is shown on custom-created maps - downloadable tracks and waypoints that lead to trailheads, destinations, and critical points along the hike are included for use with a GPS.
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Day Hikes Around Los Angeles is the essential guide to accessing this area's green space. Despite the imminent presence of the city, there are thousands of acres of natural, undeveloped land with miles of trails. Highlights include waterfalls, weather-sculpted canyons, rock formations, filming sites, architectural ruins, and ridge walks with sweeping views. Outdoor people living in the city will find the book indispensable. Hikes range in scenery and difficulty level, from coastal walks to mountain climbs with 360-degree views. Clear directions, concise summaries, and over 80 maps allow the hiker to choose a trail appropriate to their ability and desire.
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Day Hikes on the California Southern Coast
The southern California coast has some of the most diverse and scenic geography in the state. This guide includes 100 great day hikes along the coastline from Ventura County to the Mexican border. Highlights include wide sandy beaches, marine terraces, rocky headlands, tidal estuaries, bay-side coves and caves, sandstone cliffs, great locations for viewing wildlife, lighthouses, expansive dunes, forested canyons, waterfalls, thousands of acres of undeveloped public lands, and panoramic ocean-front overlooks. Each hike includes the following: * Detailed map. * Accurate driving and hiking directions. * Distance/time/elevation statistics. * List of relevant maps. * Summaries to help hikers find a trail appropriate to their ability and desire.
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Afoot and Afield in Los Angeles County
This popular book covers all of the county's open spaces. A total of 192 hikes are described in detail with trips organized into specific areas. Afoot and Afield in Los Angeles County provides detailed driving instructions needed to reach the trailhead and lets you know what the best times of the year and the day (i.e. make sure to go at sunset) are for the specific hike and estimated difficulty and duration of the hike. Readers will be amazed at how many diverse and interesting hikes there are in Los Angeles County. Includes illustrated and detailed maps.
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60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Los Angeles
This handy guide helps Angelenos get back to nature with relative ease. From Long Beach on the coast to Cleveland National Forest to the south and Ojai to the north, it details 60 hikes and walks within roughly an hour's drive of Los Angeles, encouraging even the most time-starved trekkers to get on the trails and get healthy. Extensive at-a-glance information makes it easy to choose the perfect hike based on length, difficulty, scenery, or on a specific factor such as hikes good for families, runners, or birding. Each trail profile includes maps, directions, driving times, nearby attractions, and other pertinent details.
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California Trails - South Coast Region
This handy guidebook is a full color volume that navigates 893 miles of backcountry trails in southwestern California, in the vicinity of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Diego, Salton Sea, Indio, Borrego Springs, Ocotillo and Palo Verde. See ghost towns, old mines and mill workings, old railroads and stage lines along the 50 off-road trails. Directions include GPS coordinates and all trails are rated for difficulty, mileage, driving time, remoteness and more. Descriptions highlight places to camp, hike, mountain bike, fish, and sightsee.
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Favorite Dog Hikes in and Around Los Angeles
Favorite Dog Hikes in and Around Los Angeles is a guide to the most beautiful dog-friendly trails in the Santa Monica and San Gabriel Mountains. Trails listed in this book include Palo Comado Canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area; Arroyo Seco, Mt. Lowe, Mt. Lukens, Strawberry Peak, Mt. Williamson, Mt. Lewis and Sunset Peak in the San Gabriel Mountains. Each hike includes driving instructions, trail descriptions, mileages, suggested maps and estimated round-trip completion times. Features: pointers for removing ticks, how to keep your dog on leash while walking hands-free along the trail, and how to make your own dog-hiking boots (complete with pattern).
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Best Easy Day Hikes: South Bay L.A.
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Best Easy Day Hikes: South Bay L.A. includes concise descriptions of the best short hikes in the area, with detailed maps of the routes. The 20 hikes in this guide are generally short, easy to follow, and guaranteed to please. From the coast to the Palos Verdes Peninsula, explore a lovely lagoon and solitary beach, South Coast Botanic Garden with its bird-watching and Children's Garden, a historic lighthouse, and more. Features: * Thirty-minute strolls to three-hour adventures. * Hikes for everyone, including families. * Mile-by-mile directions and clear trail maps. * GPS coordinates.
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Hiking Joshua Tree National Park
Hiking Joshua Tree National Park provides detailed informaiton on 38 of the best day hikes and extended backpacking trips in this desert wonderland 140 miles east of Los Angeles. The diverse landscape - shaped by strong winds, unpredictable precipitation, and climatic extremes - offers numerous opportunities for year-round exploration. With rich narratives and beautiful photographs, this guidebook provides all you need for hiking the extensive network of trails among granite rock formations, pinon and juniper forests, sandy washes, and the symbols of the park, the Joshua trees.
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Best Easy Day Hikes - Joshua Tree
The distinct trees from which this park derives its name are but one of the many attractions of Joshua Tree National Park. Well known to rock climbers, drawn by the park's challenging rock formations, the park also offers incredible opportunities for hikers. The trails described in this compact guidebook will lead you to cool oases, fascinating historic sites and nature trails, and spectacular viewpoints. Best Easy Day Hikes - Joshua Tree includes concise descriptions and detailed maps of 25 short, easy-to-follow trails within the park. The authors have picked, with families and hikers of all ages in mind, the best short hikes that showcase the park's treasures.
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Best Easy Day Hikes - Death Valley
From the wide-open salt flats of the Badwater Basin, where you'll find the lowest point in the continental United States, to narrow, twisting canyons with walls that have been beautifully sculpted by wind and water, Death Valley National Park is a surprising and wonderful place to explore. The hikes described in this handy little guidebook will lead you to salt flats, canyons, and other scenic spots within the park, including mining sites, springs, and towering sand dunes. Best Easy Day Hikes Death Valley includes concise descriptions and detailed maps of 23 short, easy-to-follow routes within the park. Some hike descriptions include options that will enable you to extend your trek if you choose.
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Day Hikes Around Santa Barbara
Day Hikes Around Santa Barbara includes 113 day hikes within a 65-mile radius of the city. A wide range of hikes accommodates amateur to avid hikers, ranging from coastal beach walks to steep canyon climbs. Highlights include oceanside bluffs, beaches, tidepools, wetland preserves, sculpted gorges, rock outcroppings with caves, numerous waterfalls, secluded pools in mossy canyons, mountain ridge trails, historical sites, and stunning overlooks of the Pacific. Straight-forward directions and clear maps accompany every hike.
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Best Easy Day Hikes: Santa Barbara
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Best Easy Day Hikes: Santa Barbara provides concise descriptions and detailed maps of the author's twenty favorite, easy-to-follow options for hiking in the Santa Barbara area, all within a short drive of town. Discover coastline and foothill trails that offer both the greatest scenery and the best escape to nature - trails that serious outdoors enthusiasts and children alike can enjoy. Features: * Thirty-minute strolls to half-day adventures. * Trail Finder for best hikes with children, or to enjoy nature, swimming holes, and great views. * GPS coordinates.
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Afoot and Afield: Orange County
This completely updated and expanded edition is the ultimate guide to the hiking opportunities throughout southern California's Orange County. Featuring 87 trips from serene summits to sparkling beaches, Afoot and Afield - Orange County covers the Laguna Coast, Newport Beach, Crystal Cove State Park, the Chino Hills, Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, the Santa Ana Mountains, and more. Trips ranging from short strolls to rigorous daylong treks are all within a short car trip of the Southland's cities.
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Best Easy Day Hikes: Orange County
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Best Easy Day Hikes: Orange County features concise descriptions and easy-to-follow maps of twenty-four easily manageable hikes through Orange County's remarkably varied landscape - from sandy beaches in the north to rocky shorelines and the San Joaquin Hills in the south; from inland canyons to cooling waterfalls and stunning viewpoints in the Santa Ana Mountains. Features: * Half-hour strolls and full-day adventures. * Hikes for everyone, including families. * Hikes ranked from easiest to most challenging. * GPS-compatible trail maps.
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Best Easy Day Hikes: San Bernardino
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Best Easy Day Hikes: San Bernardino includes concise descriptions and detailed maps of twenty of the author's favorite hikes in and around San Bernardino, California. Local guide Allen Riedel leads the way through a region of scenery, historical sites, and natural beauty - from the desert expanses of the Mojave to the lush forests of the San Gabriel and San Bernardino ranges. Features: * Half-hour strolls and full-day adventures. * Hikes for everyone, including families. * GPS-compatible trail maps.
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Best Easy Day Hikes - Southern Sierra
Best Easy Day Hikes - Southern Sierra covers 20 of the best hikes in well-known places like Mammoth, Little Lakes Valley, and Bishop Creek, as well as in lesser known areas such as the Kern Plateau, Western Divide, and remote regions in the Sequoia, Inyo, and Sierra National Forests. Each hike is described with short descriptions that include detailed maps and concise directions to each trailhead. All the hikes are fairly short, but given the rugged mountain landscapes they explore, some are rather rigorous. Regardless of terrain, these well-defined, easy-to-follow trails will lead you to some of the most scenic basins, lakes, and meadows in the Southern Sierra.
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Kindle Edition - Best Easy Day Hikes: Ventura
Best Easy Day Hikes: Ventura features concise descriptions and easy-to-follow maps of twenty easily manageable hikes through the natural beauty and historic attractions of Ventura County - from the San Buenaventura Mission to off-shore islands and mainland sandy beaches, from the peaks of the Los Padres National Forest to the glamorous Santa Monica National Recreation Area. Features: * Half-hour strolls and full-day adventures. * Hikes for everyone, including families. * Hikes ranked from easiest to most challenging. * GPS-compatible trail maps.
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