| 100 Hikes in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Contributor(s): Manning, Russ (Author) |
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ISBN: 0898866367 ISBN-13: 9780898866360 Publisher: Mountaineers Books OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1999 Annotation: Fully detailed, best-selling hiking guides. These "best of the best" guides feature full-color photos and maps throughout. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | United States - South - General - Sports & Recreation | Hiking |
| Dewey: 917.688 |
| LCCN: 99006456 |
| Series: 100 Hikes In... |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 5.44" W x 8.4" (0.84 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mountains - Geographic Orientation - North Carolina - Geographic Orientation - Tennessee - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: * If you're heading to the Smokies, you'll need this guidebook * All the trails, camping information, and best attractions for visitors of Great Smoky Mountain National Park This guidebook offers a mix of day hikes and overnight backpacking trails, and expanded natural history and background information on the Smoky Mountains, making it the most complete guidebook to the region. Divided into sections covering Tennessee and North Carolina, the guide is arranged so that all of the Tennessee trails can be done with a link, via the Newfound Gap Road, to the North Carolina trails and vice versa. All trails are grouped by access point, and each hiking description includes mileage, elevation change, difficulty rating, camping information, cautions, links to other trails, and attractions. Special lists cover the best waterfalls, stands of old-growth forest, historic structures, wildflower spots, and mountain views. Additional chapters feature information on geology, flora and fauna, park history, and more. |