Best Easy Day Hikes Pittsburgh

by Bob Frye

Overview

Best Easy Day Hikes Pittsburgh includes concise descriptions of the best short hikes in the area, with detailed maps of the routes. The 18 hikes in this guide are generally short, easy to follow, and guaranteed to please.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762754380
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	09/01/2009
Series:	Best Easy Day Hikes Series
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	409,699
Product dimensions:	4.20(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Bob Frye is the outdoors editor for Pittsburgh's Tribune-Review and the author of Best Hikes Near Pittsburgh (FalconGuides). He lives in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii

Introduction 1

Weather 5

Critters 6

Be Prepared 7

Zero Impact 8

Pittsburgh Area Boundaries and Corridors 9

Land Management 10

How to Use This Guide 12

Trail Finder 13

The Hikes

1 Raccoon Creek State Park Wildflower Reserve 17

2 Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve 22

3 Bushy Run Battlefield-Edge Hill Trail 26

4 Frick Park 30

5 Todd Nature Reserve 34

6 Jennings Environmental Education Center 38

7 Mingo Creek 43

8 Enlow Fork 48

9 Yough River Trail 53

10 Yellow Creek State Park-Damsite Trail 57

11 Friendship Hill National Historic Site 62

12 Mount Davis 67

13 Laurel Mountain Loop 72

14 Quebec Run Wild Area 77

15 Ohiopyle State Park Ferncliff Peninsula 81

16 Flat Rock Trail 85

17 Wolf Rocks Trail 89

18 Laurel Hill State Park Loop 94

Clubs and Trail Groups 99

About the Author 103

Editorial Reviews

In true Best Easy Day Hikes style, this entry in Falcon Press's popular series lays out concise description of more than 15 short, doable hikes around Pittsburgh.