Hiking Olympic National Park: A Guide To The Park's Greatest Hiking Adventures (Regional Hiking Series) - Softcover

Molvar, Erik

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0762741198 ISBN 13: 9780762741199

Publisher: Falcon Guides, 2008

Synopsis

This book describes a 585 mile network of maintained trails in a wilderness ecosystem that stretches from the beaches of the Pacific to the heart of the Olympic Mountains.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This updated edition of Hiking Olympic National Park features sixty-six of the finest trails in and around the park plus forty additional trail recommendations throughout northwest Washington’s spectacular landscape. These trails crisscross the park’s wilderness ecosystem, stretching from the beaches of the Pacific to the heart of the Olympic Mountains. Whether you choose a strenuous backpacking trip over glacier-clad mountains or a short stroll through a temperate rain forest, veteran trail guide and author Erik Molvar provides all the information
you need to make the most of hiking the Olympic Peninsula. For more than twenty-five years, FalconGuides® have set the standard for outdoor guidebooks. Written by top experts, each guide invites you to experience the adventure and beauty of the outdoors. Look inside to find:
 Hikes suited to every ability
 Directions to the trailhead
 Comprehensive trail descriptions, maps, and elevation profiles
 Mile-by-mile directional cues
 Difficulty ratings, average hiking times, best hiking seasons, and elevation   gain/loss for every featured hike
 

About the Author:

Veteran author and backcountry explorer Erik Molvar discovered backpacking while working on a volunteer trails crew in the North Cascades of Washington. He is the author of more than a dozen FalconGuides for such places as Glacier National Park, the Bob Marshall Wilderness, Olympic National Park, Zion and Bryce Canyon National Park, as well as Colorado's Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness.

About this edition

• Publisher: Falcon Guides
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0762741198
• ISBN 13: 9780762741199
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 264