Overview
This comprehensive guidebook provides a detailed description of every official trail along the Blue Ridge Parkway. But that's just the beginning: veteran hiker Leonard M. Adkins includes information on every trail that touches the Parkway, including the Appalachian Trail, the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, and other public pathways on national park, state park, national forest, municipal, and private lands. You'll find GPS coordinates for official Parkway trailheads, along with fifty maps and many photographs of what you'll see along the way. Adkins notes each trail's length, difficulty, points of interest, handicap accessibility, and natural features. Far more than a guide to the trails, this book also tells you what to expect at overlooks, as well as where to dine, sleep, and find a restroom, and suggests worthwhile side trips. Elevation change charts for bicyclists, minimum tunnel heights for RVs, camping recommendations, roadside bloom calendars, sightseeing information for nearby towns, and other advice make this the perfect companion for your next Parkway adventure.
Full Product Details
Author: Leonard M. Adkins ,
J Richard Wells
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.549kg
ISBN: 9781469608198
ISBN 10: 1469608197
Pages: 408
Publication Date: 01 June 2013
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
In the ever-expanding pantheon of guidebook writers, Leonard Adkins reigns supreme. -- Charleston Gazette
Information and inspiration for trip-planning. <br>-Associated Press
[Adkins is] the perfect guide to take you on the Blue Ridge Parkway. . . . I've referred back to the last edition of this book, entitled Walking the Blue Ridge, for years. The pages are dog-eared, underlined, and highlighted. Now there's a new book that I will soon love to death as well.--NationalParksTraveler.com Adkins justifiably claims that this book is the only guide you will ever need when hiking, driving, or biking along the Blue Ridge Parkway. . . . An excellent resource for walkers, hikers, or anyone planning a trip to the Blue Ridge Parkway.--Library Journal The most comprehensive guide on hiking around the Parkway.--Southern Pines Pilot Information and inspiration for trip-planning.--Associated Press
Information and inspiration for trip-planning.--Associated Press Adkins justifiably claims that this book is the only guide you will ever need when hiking, driving, or biking along the Blue Ridge Parkway. . . . An excellent resource for walkers, hikers, or anyone planning a trip to the Blue Ridge Parkway.--Library Journal The most comprehensive guide on hiking around the Parkway.--Southern Pines Pilot [Adkins is] the perfect guide to take you on the Blue Ridge Parkway. . . . I've referred back to the last edition of this book, entitled Walking the Blue Ridge, for years. The pages are dog-eared, underlined, and highlighted. Now there's a new book that I will soon love to death as well.--NationalParksTraveler.com
Author Information
Leonard M. Adkins is the author of more than fifteen books on travel and the outdoors, including Walking the Blue Ridge, Wildflowers of the Appalachian Trail, and The Appalachian Trail: A Visitor's Companion.
