Author: Rails-to-Trails ConservancyRails-to-Trails Conser
Publisher: Wilderness Press
Keywords: arizona, nevada, california, west, trails, rail
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 2009-04-15
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0899974899
ISBN-13: 9780899974897

In this newest edition in the popular series, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy presents the best of the West. With 70 rural, suburban, and urban trails threading through 1,050 miles, Rail-Trails West covers 60 trails in California, eight in Arizona, and two in Nevada. Many rail-trails offer escapes from city life, like the Mount Lowe Railway Trail, high above the buzzing Los Angeles basin on a rail line vacationers once took to a mountaintop resort. Others offer the pure sensory thrill of sweeping terrain, like Arizona’s 7-mile Prescott Peavine Trail. Still more juxtapose the natural worl

Author: Bill Semion
Publisher: Globe Pequot
Keywords: trails, winter, snowshoe, series, amp, country, michigan, cross, ski
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2000-10-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0762703040
ISBN-13: 9780762703043

Designed for all levels, from consummate skiers and snowshoers to beginners and families, Winter Trails(tm) will lead you to the best places to snowshoe or cross-country ski in Michigan. Be it a day trip or a two-hour jaunt, you can enjoy the beauty and peacefulness of the great outdoors in winter with these 42 carefully researched trails. Each outing is described in detail and includes information about the natural landscape, such as distance in miles or kilometers, trail difficulty, surface quality, and more. New converts to the winter sports of snowshoeing and cross-country skiing will a

Author: Rail-to-trails ConservancyRail-to-trails Conserva
Publisher: Wilderness Press
Keywords: michigan, ohio, wisconsin, indiana, illinois, trails, midwest, lakes, rail
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 2009-05-15
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 0899974678
ISBN-13: 9780899974675

In this edition in the popular series, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy presents the best of the Great Lakes rail-trails, home to the most rail-trails in the country. With 113 rural, suburban, and urban trails threading through nearly 2300 miles, Rail-Trails Midwest: Great Lakes covers Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Many rail-trails are paved and run through the most popular parts of town, such as the 61-mile Illinois Prairie Path, which links Chicago-area suburbs. Others take you back in time for a look at regional history, like Ohio’s 11-mile Holmes County Trail. The

Author: Tracy Salcedo-Chourre
Publisher: Falcon
Keywords: rail, trails, series, state, california, throughout
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2008-10-14
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 0762746777
ISBN-13: 9780762746774

Comprehensive directory to the state’s most popular rail trails. Each trail will receive a full trail profile, descriptive narrative, detailed information, and more.

Author: Rails-to-Trails-Conservancy
Publisher: Wilderness Press
Keywords: new, hampshire, rhode, island, massachusetts, vermont, maine, trails, england, connecticut, rail
Number of Pages: 216
Published: 2007-06-17
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 089997449X
ISBN-13: 9780899974491

With 60 rural, suburban, and urban trails threading through 622 miles, Rail-Trails New England covers Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. Many rail-trails are paved and run through the most scenic parts of town, such as the 12-mile Island Line Trail in Burlington, Vt., skirting the city’s waterfront before jutting three miles out onto a lake. Some delve into the particular history of an area, like the Massachusetts’ Phoenix Rail-Trail, where the first naval battle of the American Revolution was fought offshore in 1775. Others offer an escape

Authors:Charles Flink, Kristine Olka, Robert Searns, Rails to
Publisher: Island Press
Keywords: trails, management, manual, multi, design, planning, twenty, first, century
Number of Pages: 232
Published: 2001-04-01
List price: $38.00
ISBN-10: 1559638192
ISBN-13: 9781559638197

Communities across the country are working to convert unused railway and canal corridors into trails for pedestrians, cyclists, horseback riders, and others, serving the needs of both recreationists and commuters alike. These multi-use trails can play a key role in improving livability, as they offer an innovative means of addressing sprawl, revitalizing urban areas, and reusing degraded lands.Trails for the Twenty-first Century is a step-by-step guide to all aspects of the planning, design, and management of multi-use trails. Originally published in 1993, this completely revised and updated e

Authors:Jean Rusmore, Betsy Crowder, Frances Spangle, Sue LaT
Publisher: Wilderness Press
Keywords: peninsula, trails, francisco, san, hiking, biking
Number of Pages: 358
Published: 2004-12-30
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 0899973663
ISBN-13: 9780899973661

Choose from more than 150 trips on over 500 miles of trails with this comprehensive guide to every park and preserve on the San Francisco Peninsula. From Fort Funston and San Bruno Mountain south to Saratoga Gap, and from the Bay west to the Pacific Ocean, the peninsula offers something for everyone. This updated edition includes 18 new trips covering newly acquired public lands. Also includes maps and a trips-by-theme appendix.