Moon Take a Hike New York City Hikes Within Two Hours of Manhattan

by Card, Skip

• ISBN13: 9781566917636
• ISBN10: 1566917638
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-23
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing

Summary

This work covers trails in New York's five boroughs and parts of Long Island,ew Jersey, the Catskills, Hudson Valley, the highlands and the Appalachianrail. Hiking around New York City is not just about a trek between highises. Award-winning writer Skip Card shows you the best hikes in and aroundhe Big Apple. All hikes within the guide take less than 2 hours to reach byar, with details on public transportation options and clear directions onow to reach the trailhead. Skip has compiled lists of his favorite hikesncluding: best hikes for high peaks; best hikes for kids; best hikes forird-watching; best paths to the past; best hikes for interesting geology;est hikes for escaping the crowds; and, best hikes for the most variety. Letkip show you all the worthwhile hikes, from short, flat routes suitable foramilies to day-long, steep treks for more advanced hikes. Each hike profileontains practical information including point-by-point trail navigation,ontact information, facilities, fees, parking instructions, and anasy-to-use map for each trail.;"Moon Outdoors: Take a Hike New York City"

Table of Contents

How to Use This Book	p. 6
Introduction	p. 9
Author's Note	p. 10
Best Hikes	p. 12
Best for Bird-Watching
Best for Escaping the Crowds
Best for High Peaks
Best for Interesting Geology
Best for Kids
Best Paths to the Past
Most Variety
Hiking Tips	p. 14
Trail Basics	p. 14
Blazes	p. 15
Trail Maps	p. 15
Trail Rules and Etiquette	p. 16
Clothing and Equipment	p. 17
Ten Essentials
Food and Water	p. 19
Animals, Pests, and Noxious Plants	p. 19
Deer, Bears, Raccoons, and Other Critters
Snakes
Mosquitoes
Ticks
Poison Ivy
New York City and Long Island	p. 25
Caumsett State Historic Park
Central Park
David Weld Sanctuary
Fire Island National Seashore
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Long Island Greenbelt Trail
Mansfield Memorial Park
Massapequa Lake
Nassau-Suffolk Greenbelt Trail
New York Botanical Garden
Nicoll Bay
Otis Pike Wilderness
Staten Island Greenbelt
Stillwell Woods Preserve
Sunken Meadow State Park
West Hills County Park
New Jersey	p. 67
Bear Swamp Lake
High Mountain
High Mountain Park Preserve
Norvin Green State Forest
Palisades Interstate Park
Pyramid Mountain
Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area
Ramapo Lake
Ramapo State Forest
Ramapo Valley County Reservation
Ringwood State Park
Sandy Hook
Surprise Lake
Terrace Pond
Turkey Mountain
Western Hudson	p. 125
Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain State Park
Black Rock Forest
Black Rock Mountain
Claudius Smith's Den
Dunderberg Mountain
Harriman State Park
Hell Hole
High Knob
Hogencamp Mountain
Indian Hill
Kakiat Park
Pine Meadow Lake
Pitching Point
Schunemunk Mountain
Schunemunk Mountain State Park
Sterling Forest
Sterling Lake
Sterling Ridge
Storm King Mountain
Storm King State Park
The Timp
West Mountain
The Shawangunks	p. 183
Bonticou Crag
Gertrude's Nose
Lake Awosting
Millbrook Mountain
Minnewaska State Park Preserve
Mohonk Preserve
Table Rocks
Eastern Hudson	p. 205
Anthony's Nose
Breakneck Ridge
Bull Hill
Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park
Devil's Den Preserve
East Mountain
Fishkill Ridge
Fishkill Ridge Conservation Area
Hudson Highlands State Park
Mianus Gorge
New Croton Reservoir
Old Croton Aqueduct
Round Hill
Scofield Ridge
Spy Rock
Sugarloaf Hill
Ward Pound Ridge
Ward Pound Ridge Reservation
Appalachian Trail	p. 247
Arden Mountain
Bear Mountain
Canopus Hill
Canopus Lake
Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park
Denning Hill
Depot Hill
Fingerboard Mountain
Greenwood Lake
Hosner Mountain
Hudson Highlands State Park
Little Fort Hill
Mount Egbert
Nuclear Lake
Pawling Nature Reserve
Shenandoah Mountain
Stormville Mountain
Surebridge Mountain
West Mountain
Resources	p. 285
Public Transportation	p. 286
Hiking Resources	p. 286
Recommended Reading	p. 287
Index	p. 289
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