Rail-Trails Mid-Atlantic: Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC and West Virginia
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.39 (832 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0899974279 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2018-02-18 |
Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorThe Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is a membership-based organization with more than 100,000 supporters who are dedicated to converting former railroad corridors into multiuse trails.
The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is a membership-based organization with more than 100,000 supporters who are dedicated to converting former railroad corridors into multiuse trails.
A Keck said Fantastic resource. This book is a wonderful guide to bike trails. It makes planning trips easy and fun, and it's very descriptive about the specifics of each trail (gravel, grass, paved, etc.)I thought I could just find this info on the internet, but to no avail, so I bought the book. I was nicely surprised that the book is exactly what I needed, good descriptions of each trail and a good map, AND how to get to the beginnings of each trail.. Lacking in detail, poor maps This book is probably most useful if you want to browse one or several states for trails, you'd rather not use the internet, and you're partial to rail-trails. But there are alternatives to this book that are preferable in other situations.If you're interested in a particular trail, and need to find lodging or restaurants along the trail, or are interested in the terrain near the trail, the brevity of each trails' description here, and the low-d. Bob said Fantastic Resource. We live in Illinois and use the Rail-Trails Midwest book all the time for planning trips and dreaming of trips. We picked up the Mid-Atlantic version for a trip to Maryland in the spring. We've already used this book for two trails in Maryland and a trail in Virginia, which we went out of our way to ride based on the information in this book. Rail trails are perfect for our family with three young children, minimizing our interaction with cars a
Stroll through shady pines and deep forests, visit a Christmas tree farm, and watch grazing llamas along the mid-Atlantic's historic rail-trails. Includes two-color maps for each trip and succinct directions.. With more than 65 rural, suburban, and urban trails spanning 800 miles, Rail-Trails Mid-Atlantic covers trails in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia. The official guidebooks for the nationwide rail-trails system, the new Rail-Trails series books have an easy-to-use layout and design, clear maps, and precise trip descriptions