100 Hikes in The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Second Edition($17.36Value)

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* 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. For those looking for an easy planner to some first-rate hikes, Russ Manning's 100 Hikes in the Great Smoky Mountains is a simple and straightforward guide. ( Spartanburg (NC) Herald ) So if you're looking for a good reference book for this summer's weekend trips, get this book. ( Emazing Tip World ) 100 Hikes in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is an insightful and useful addition to any Tennessee outdoorsman's collection. ( Tennessee Librarian ) The first edition of this guide was titled The Best of the Great Smoky Mountains (ISBN 0-9625122-2-2). The new, second edition is completely updated and redesigned, and features 80 b&w photos and 26 maps. Russ Manning is the author of a number of outdoor guides including The Best of Shenandoah National Park; Exploring the Big South Fork; Tennessee's South Cumberland: A Hiker's Guide to Trails & Attractions, and more. He lives with his wife and frequent co-author, Sondra Jamieson, in Norris, Tennessee.