| Best Loop Hikes: New Hampshire's White Mountains to the Maine Coast Contributor(s): Romano, Jeff (Author) |
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ISBN: 0898869854 ISBN-13: 9780898869859 Publisher: Mountaineers Books OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2006 Annotation: It's new scenery every step of the way with the only guide dedicated to loop hikes in New Hampshire and Maine. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Walking - Travel | United States - Northeast - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - Sports & Recreation | Hiking |
| Dewey: 796.510 |
| LCCN: 2005027138 |
| Series: Best Hikes |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.38" W x 8.3" (0.70 lbs) 235 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Geographic Orientation - Maine - Geographic Orientation - New Hampshire |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: * 60 loop hikes throughout New Hampshire and Maine, from easy half-day trails to extended journeys, many with options to shorten or lengthen the hike * Hikes accessible from the most common vacation destinations, including Bar Harbor and Freeport in Maine, and Conway, Lincoln, and the Lakes Region in New Hampshire * Guidebook includes "Trail Finder" chart of hikes by features, difficulty, and more Best Loop Hikes New Hampshire's White Mountains to the Maine Coast is hiking with a welcome twist: no tandem driving, no dropping off a car at the end of the trail --and no turning around to hike the same trail back. Jeff Romano hiked more than 450 miles to select the best loop trails in northern New England -- from the rolling hills of southern New Hampshire and towering summits of the White Mountains to the large lakes and abundant wildlife of the Northern Forest and rocky coastline of Maine. Useful features of this guidebook include elevation profiles and charts listing hikes by special interest and best times to go. Information is also included on wildlife, geology, and history. Regions covered include Acadia National Park, Camden Hills, Baxter State Park, the Maine Coast, Moosehead Lake, the Presidential Range, Mount Washington Valley, Franconia Notch, the Lakes Region, and the Monadnock/Sunapee area. |
Contributor Bio(s): Romano, Jeff: -
JEFF ROMANO has been hiking for more than thirty years and is a lifelong New England resident. In addition to scaling New England's one hundred highest peaks, he has hiked extensively throughout the wild places of all six states. He works in public policy for Main Coast Heritage Trust. |