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60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Washington, D.C. Renee Sklarew

60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Washington, D.C. By Renee Sklarew

60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Washington, D.C. by Renee Sklarew


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This guide to 60 of the best hikes around the nation's capital includes something for everybody, regardless of interest or skill level.

60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Washington, D.C. Summary

60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Washington, D.C.: Including Suburban and Outlying Areas of Maryland and Virginia by Renee Sklarew

From Downtown through the suburbs to the mountains in the west and the marshlands in the east, the Washington metro area has something to offer anyone looking for a good hike.
Part of the most comprehensive hiking series in print, the full color 3rd edition of 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Washington, D.C. is a complete revision by local travel writers Rachel Cooper and Renee Sklarew. The new issue features a wider collection of trails specifically designed for day trips. With options that range from easy to challenging, families and serious hikers will find both inspiration and detailed information to guide their exploration of the many trails within roughly an hour's drive of the metro area.
Get the most up-to-date hiking information in the new edition, including:
  • 23 new hikes, including metro and wheelchair accessible trails
  • Revised routes with many loop trails
  • Updated maps and new photos now in full color
  • Detailed directions and information about hours, facilities, and restrictions
  • Descriptions of flora and fauna hikers are likely to see
  • Options for additional activities and points of interest nearby
    Readers looking for new places to explore will discover a bounty of sites, some well-known and beloved, while others remain hidden gems ripe for exploration.
  • About Renee Sklarew

    Renee Marchese Sklarew is a native Washingtonian who enjoys exploring her city's many attractions, including its parks and trails. As a young girl, her father received a temporary assignment that took her family to Switzerland, and that's where she began her passion for hiking and exploring. Today, her family makes surveying nature's wonders a priority, and they love visiting America's National Parks. Renee regularly contributes travel articles and photos to newspapers and magazines, including the Washingtonian, Northern Virginia Magazine, Boston Globe, and Washington Post. She is co-author of The Unofficial Guide to Washington DC and Fodor's Washington DC Guidebook. Recently, she joined the team of Oh Ranger! editing guides to national, state, and local parks. Renee hopes readers will use 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Washington D.C. to discover new trails and meaningful destinations. Rachel Cooper is a freelance writer and has been the Washington, D.C., Expert for About.com (now TripSavvy.com) since 2004. Rachel is also the author of the book Images of Rail - Union Station in Washington, D.C., and has written numerous articles for local and regional publications. She especially enjoys outdoor recreation, including hiking, biking, skiing, kayaking, and stand-up paddle boarding. She met her husband, Brian, through a local windsurfing club, and they have spent more than 25 years together seeking new adventures as they travel across the region and around the world. Paul Elliott works as a writer/editor and plays primarily as a social and solo hiker. He has been leading hikes year-round in the Washington metro area and beyond since 1990, most recently for the Sierra Club and Appalachian Mountain Club. His forte is getting people with a taste for adventure to sample the pleasures and surprises of the area's remarkable array of hiking opportunities.

    Table of Contents

    Overview Map

    Acknowledgments

    Foreword

    A Few Words About Using Our Maps

    Map Legend

    Preface

    60 Hikes by Category

    Introduction

    WASHINGTON, D.C.

    • Anacostia Riverwalk Trail
    • Capital Crescent Trail: Fletcher's Cove to Georgetown Waterfront Park
    • Columbia Island
    • East Potomac Park and Jefferson Memorial
    • Glover Archbold Park Trail and Potomac Heritage Trail
    • Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens and the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail
    • Rock Creek Park: Boulder Bridge Trail
    • Rock Creek Park: Northern Section
    • Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
    • Tidal Basin and West Potomac Park
    • United States National Arboretum

    CLOSE-IN MARYLAND SUBURBS (Parts of Montgomery and Prince George's Counties)

    • Billy Goat Trail: Sections A and B
    • Black Hill Regional Park
    • Brookside Gardens and Wheaton Regional Park
    • C&O Canal Towpath: Great Falls to Old Angler's Inn with Olmsted Island
    • C&O Canal Towpath: Old Angler's Inn to Carderock Recreation Area
    • Cabin John Regional Park
    • Cosca Regional Park
    • Greenbelt Park
    • Lake Artemesia Natural Area and Northeast Branch Trail
    • Lake Needwood and Maryland's Rock Creek Regional Park
    • McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area
    • Patuxent Research Refuge: Cash Lake Trail
    • Sandy Spring Underground Railroad Trail: Woodlawn Manor Cultural Park
    • Seneca Creek State Park: Lake Shore Trail
    • Seneca Greenway Trail: Frederick Road (MD 355 to Brink Road)

    CLOSE-IN VIRGINIA SUBURBS (Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax Counties)

    • Burke Lake Park Trail
    • Difficult Run Stream Valley Park: Gerald Connolly Cross County Trail
    • Fort Hunt Park and Mount Vernon Trail
    • Fraser Preserve
    • Glade Stream Valley Park
    • Great Falls Park
    • Huntley Meadows Park
    • Lake Accotink Park Trail
    • Mason Neck State Park and National Wildlife Refuge
    • Potomac Overlook Regional Park and Nature Center
    • Riverbend Park and the Potomac Heritage Trail
    • Scott's Run Nature Preserve
    • Turkey Run Park and the Potomac Heritage Trail
    • Winkler Botanical Preserve

    RURAL MARYLAND (Parts of Montgomery and Prince George's Counties; Anne Arundel, Calvert, and Frederick Counties)

    • Calvert Cliffs State Park
    • Catoctin Mountain Park
    • Cedarville State Forest
    • Cunningham Falls State Park
    • Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary
    • Little Bennett Regional Park
    • Magruder Branch Trail and Lower Magruder Trail
    • Monocacy National Battlefield
    • National Colonial Farm at Piscataway Park
    • Quiet Waters Park
    • Rachel Carson Conservation Park
    • Sugarloaf Mountain

    RURAL VIRGINIA (Clarke, Fauquier, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties)

    • Algonkian Regional Park
    • Appalachian Trail: Raven Rocks
    • Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve
    • Bull Run-Occoquan Trail
    • Leesylvania State Park
    • Manassas National Battlefield Park
    • Prince William Forest Park
    • Sky Meadows State Park

    Appendix A: Hiking Clubs and Other Information Sources

    Appendix B: Hiking Stores

    Index

    About the Authors

    Additional information

    NLS9781634040822
    9781634040822
    1634040821
    60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Washington, D.C.: Including Suburban and Outlying Areas of Maryland and Virginia by Renee Sklarew
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    Menasha Ridge Press Inc.
    2017-10-26
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