Explorer's Guide 50 Hikes in the Maine Mountains: Day Hikes and Overnights from the Rangeley Lakes to Baxter State Park

"After more than two decades of hiking," writes Cloe Chunn, "I am even more in love with this place." "This place" is northern Maine, a magnificent and largely unspoiled stretch of landscape encompassing Baxter State Park, the Rangeley Lakes, Aroostook County, and much more. Chunn leads hikers up Maine's highest and most scenic peaks--Mounts Katahdin, Kineo, Traveler, and Doubletop--from gentle grades to vertiginious scrambling along the Knife's Edge. She leads you to waterfalls, remote ponds, lookout towers, swimming holes, and incomparable vistas. Hikes in this revised third edition range in length from 2 hours to 5 days, and provide something for hikers of all abilities. Each hike description includes a topographical map and information on mileage, rise, and terrain. Along the way Chunn provides information on the geology, wildlife, and history of each trail. And she places special emphasis on family hiking--how to choose the best trails for kids, and how to make the trip appealing to hikers of every age.

Author: Cloe Chunn
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 02/01/2002
Pages: 244
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 9.08h x 5.98w x 0.64d
ISBN13: 9780881504996
ISBN10: 0881504998
BISAC Categories:
- Travel | United States | Northeast | New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI,
- Travel | Special Interest | Hikes & Walks