Best of the Appalachian Trail: Overnight Hikes by Leonard M. Adkins (English) Pa

Description: Best of the Appalachian Trail: Overnight Hikes by Leonard M. Adkins, Frank Logue, Victoria Logue This fully updated guidebook presents 64 overnight hikes throughout the 14 states of the Appalachian Trail, from 10 to 30 miles in length. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Experience sleeping under the stars on the Appalachian Trail with this guide.Hikers can traverse Virginias Southern Shenandoah, enjoy North Carolinas Mount Cammerer Loop, and summit Vermonts Killington Peak with Best Hikes of the Appalachian Trail: Overnight Hikes by Victoria and Frank Logue and Leonard M. Adkins,the most comprehensive and useful guide to the best Appalachian Trail overnight hikes. This new edition includes new overnight hikes, as well as updated trail information. Each hike profile contains driving directions to the trailhead; a preview of the flora, fauna, and history hikers will encounter on the trail; and hike difficulty ratings. Author Biography Leonard M. Adkins has been intimately involved with the Appalachian Trail for several decades. He has hiked its full length five times and lacks just a few hundred miles to complete it for a sixth. He has maintained a section of the Trail near McAfee Knob and was a ridgerunner for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. He has also served as an A.T. Natural Heritage Site Monitor, aiding the conservancy and the National Park Service in overseeing the welfare of rare and endangered plants. In addition, he has served on the boards of directors of the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club and the Old Dominion Appalachian Trail Club. Among other long-distance trails Leonard has completed are the Continental Divide Trail from Canada to Mexico, the Pacific Northwest Trail from Glacier National Park to the Pacific Ocean, and the Pyrenees High Route along the border of France and Spain. In all, he has walked more than 20,000 miles exploring the backcountry areas of the United States, Canada, Europe, New Zealand, and the Caribbean. Leonard is the author of 20 books on travel and the outdoors. His Wildflowers of the Appalachian Trail was presented the National Outdoor Book Award, while The Appalachian Trail: A Visitors Companion received the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award. He has also written more than 200 articles for magazines such as Blue Ridge Country, Backpacker, Islands, The Roanoker, and Blue Ridge Outdoors. Along with his thru-hiking wife, Laurie, he lives in Virginia, within easy striking distance of the A.T. You may learn more about his adventures at habitualhiker.com. Victoria and Frank Logue hiked the entire Appalachian Trail in 1988 and have returned again and again to hike its many sections on day and overnight hikes. Frank has also served on the Appalachian Trail Conservancys Board of Managers. In addition, they have continued to hike out west and abroad, including Israel, Jordan, France, Italy, Iceland, Ireland, Scotland, and England. They live in Georgia, where Frank works as an Episcopal priest and as an assistant to the bishop of Georgia. Victoria, a writer of fiction and nonfiction, recently published her fourth novel. Currently, they love visiting and hiking with their daughter, Griffin, in Arizona. Table of Contents AcknowledgmentsIntroductionMaineMAINE TRAIL TABLERainbow LakeNahmakanta Lake to Abol BridgeCooper Pond to Nahmakanta StreamBarren–Chairback RangeLittle Wilson and Big Wilson FallsMoxie Bald, Bald Mountain, and Horseshoe CanyonBigelow Range LoopSaddleback RangeHike of the Five PondsBemis Range LoopThe BaldpatesMahoosuc RangeNew HampshireNEW HAMPSHIRE TRAIL TABLEGentian PondThe Northern Presidential RangeZealand Falls, Ethan Pond, and Webster CliffsFranconia Ridge and Lonesome LakeWestern New HampshireVermontVERMONT TRAIL TABLEEastern VermontPico PeakKillington PeakLittle Rock Pond to Clarendon GorgeStratton Mountain and Lye Brook Wilderness LoopMassachusettsMASSACHUSETTS TRAIL TABLEMount Greylock LoopFinerty Pond to Benedict PondJug End, Mount Everett, and Sages RavineConnecticutCONNECTICUT TRAIL TABLEHousatonic River to Ten Mile HillNew YorkNEW YORK TRAIL TABLEShenandoah Mountain to Bear Mountain InnHarriman State ParkNew JerseyNEW JERSEY TRAIL TABLEPochuck Crossing and Wallkill ValleyKittatinny MountainsDelaware Water Gap and Kittatinny MountainsPennsylvaniaPENNSYLVANIA TRAIL TABLEWind Gap to Delaware Water GapBlue MountainThe Pinnacles and Pulpit RockHawk Rock and the Cumberland ValleySouth MountainMarylandMARYLAND TRAIL TABLEAnnapolis Rock to Pen Mar ParkWest Virginia and VirginiaWEST VIRGINIA AND VIRGINIA TRAIL TABLESouth and North Marshall LoopStony Man and Big MeadowsSouthern ShenandoahMill Creek and Humpback MountainThree Ridges LoopBald Knob to The PriestThunder Hill to Jennings CreekDragons Tooth, McAfee Knob, and Tinker CliffsAngels Rest and Dismal Creek FallsVirginia Highlands TraverseFairwood Valley and Mount Rogers LoopTennessee and North CarolinaTENNESSEE AND NORTH CAROLINA TRAIL TABLEIron Mountain TraverseGrassy Ridge and The Humps TraverseBald MountainsState Line TraverseMax Patch and Hot SpringsMount Cammerer LoopMount Collins and Clingmans DomeRussell Field, Spence Field, and Rocky Top LoopNorthern Nantahala TraverseWayah Bald and Siler BaldStanding Indian LoopGeorgiaGEORGIA TRAIL TABLETray Mountain WildernessTesnatee Gap to Woody GapBlood Mountain LoopWoody Gap and Springer MountainSpringer Mountain and Three Forks LoopAppendix: Trail-Maintenance ClubsIndexAbout the AuthorsAbout the Appalachian Trail Conservancy Long Description Experience sleeping under the stars on the Appalachian Trail with this guide. Hikers can traverse Virginias Southern Shenandoah, enjoy North Carolinas Mount Cammerer Loop, and summit Vermonts Killington Peak with Best Hikes of the Appalachian Trail: Overnight Hikes by Victoria and Frank Logue and Leonard M. Adkins, the most comprehensive and useful guide to the best Appalachian Trail overnight hikes. This new edition includes new overnight hikes, as well as updated trail information. Each hike profile contains driving directions to the trailhead; a preview of the flora, fauna, and history hikers will encounter on the trail; and hike difficulty ratings. Excerpt from Book 18. EASTERN VERMONT MODERATE / 23.7-mile traverse On this hike, you will be traversing an intermountain range section as the A.T. makes its way from the White Mountains of New Hampshire to the Green Mountains of Vermont. The elevations along this hike are not that extreme, between 1,500 and 2,500 feet above sea level, but there are plenty of ups and downs along the way. You will enjoy fine views at Lakota Lake Lookout, pass the beautiful Kent Pond, and cross a portion of Gifford Woods State Park. The state park is along a major migratory bird flyway, and bird watchers flock to the park in the spring and fall to see the varied birds that use it as a rest area during their migration. The park also boasts a virgin grove of forest made up largely of sugar maples. There is an optional side trip near the end of this hike. The Deer Leap Trail climbs to the top of Deer Leap Cliffs and affords outstanding views of Sherburne Pass and its surrounding peaks. THE HIKE From the trailhead on VT 12, follow the A.T. south. At mile 1.2, enjoy good views from an open ridgetop (Mount Ascutney is to the south). At mile 2.2 and mile 3.0, cross old roadbeds. At mile 3.8, reach the 0.2-mile side trail to Wintturi Shelter. Water is available from a small spring near the shelter. The Trail then ascends more steeply as you continue to climb over and down Sawyer Hill. At mile 5.1, the A.T. turns right onto King Cabin Road. In another 0.2 mile, the Trail turns off the road--watch for the turn. At mile 6.2, reach the junction with the Lookout Spur Trail. This side trail ascends 0.1 mile to the Lookout, a private cabin that has an observation deck available to hikers. It overlooks one of the best views on the hike. Continue following the A.T. for 1.7 miles to reach the Lakota Lake Lookout. There are good views of the lake as well as the surrounding countryside, while the White Mountains appear in the distance. For the next several miles, you will be following a ridge with occasional knobs to climb. Cross Locust Creek and Chateauguay Road at mile 9.0, and pass a small pond at mile 11.0. The end of the ridge is descended by way of switchbacks. Cross Mink Brook, then Stony Brook, and reach Stony Brook Road at mile 12.9 and begin climbing steadily. At 13.7 miles, reach the short side trail to Stony Brook Shelter. Reach the top of a ridge and cross a shoulder of Quimby Mountain on the way to the highest point of the hike, an unnamed mountain (elevation 2,640) at mile 15.6. Descend steeply on switchbacks to a ridge and cross under power lines, where there are good views from the power line right-of-way. Climb to another unnamed point and descend gradually and hike to a viewpoint from an old logging road at mile 17.2. At mile 18.0, cross gravel River Road and reach the boardwalk over the headwaters of the Ottauquechee River, with views east and west. In 0.2 mile, a spur trail leads 200 feet to Thundering Falls. Cross Thundering Brook Road at 18.5 miles. The A.T. climbs gradually over a hill and rejoins the road again in 1.2 miles. The Mountain Meadows Lodge is to your left just after you pass the dam for Kent Pond. As you follow the shoreline, you will pass a swimming area and cross Kent Brook. At mile 20.4, the A.T. joins VT 100 for a short distance before turning off the highway into Gifford Woods State Park. Shelters and tent sites are available for rent. The A.T. winds its way through the park, passing the caretakers house, showers, camping area, and more. Beyond the park, the A.T. ascends, sometimes steeply, and reaches the junction with the Sherburne Pass Trail at mile 21.8, a former route of the A.T., which descends 0.5 mile to US 4 in Sherburne Pass. Continue on the A.T. to the western intersection with the Deer Leap Trail. This pathway climbs sharply 0.6 mile to the top of Deer Leap Cliffs for an outstanding view of Sherburne Pass and surrounding peaks before continuing for another 1.3 miles to rejoin the A.T. farther south. If you decide to take this side route, you will only add about 1.9 miles to the hike as the Deer Leap Trail comes to its eastern junction with the A.T. at mile 22.6. From that intersection, it is only 0.1 mile to Maine Junction at Willard Gap. Here, the A.T. and the Long Trail (L.T.) go south and share the same pathway to the Vermont-Massachusetts state line; the L.T. also heads north to the Canadian border. Continue following the A.T. and descend to US 4 at mile 23.7. TRAILHEAD DIRECTIONS Western trailhead: From I-89, take Exit 1 (US 4/Woodstock Road). Turn left onto US 4 West, and drive about 10.3 miles to Woodstock. Bear left to stay on US 4 West, and drive 22.6 miles to the signed trailhead parking area, on your left. Eastern trailhead: Backtrack east on US 4 for 20.1 miles, and then turn left onto Prosper Road. In 2.3 miles, turn left onto VT 12/Barnard Road; then, in 0.6 mile, look carefully for the trailhead parking on your left--the entrance is at an opening in the guardrail, and a trailhead kiosk is located at the gravel parking area. Note: If you reach On the Edge Farmstand on your left, youve gone 0.2 mile too far. GPS TRAILHEAD COORDINATES N43 Description for Sales People Fully updated edition reflects the latest mileage calculations, reroute changes, information on new shelters or campsites, trailhead parking information, and contact information Hike profiles include history of the region plus detailed descriptions of the flora and fauna Hikes vary in length and difficulty, catering to hikers of all abilities Authors are experienced Appalachian Trail thru-hikers Details ISBN163404147X Pages 256 Publisher Menasha Ridge Press Inc. Year 2018 Edition 3rd ISBN-10 163404147X ISBN-13 9781634041478 Format Paperback Imprint Menasha Ridge Press Inc. Subtitle Overnight Hikes Place of Publication Birmingham Country of Publication United States DEWEY 796.510974 Author Victoria Logue Replaces 9780897325288 Language English UK Release Date 2018-09-06 Publication Date 2018-09-06 NZ Release Date 2018-09-06 US Release Date 2018-09-06 Illustrations photographs and maps throughout Edition Description 3rd Revised edition Audience General AU Release Date 2018-08-20 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:119636061;

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