100 Hikes in California's Central Sierra & Coast Range

by Vicky Spring

Book Overview

From hot springs hikes to journeys among the mighty Sequoias, there's something here for everyone! Routes range from short day hikes to overnight backpacking trips, with difficulty levels (moderate to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898868963
• ISBN13: 9780898868968
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Length: 269 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Best of the Sierras

Since I purchased the book in 1995, it is my ultimate guide to the best sierra hikes. I now have #72 planned for next August, the "Buena Vista Loop" at 28 miles and 4 days. Each one that I've completed has my notes scrawled on the pages. I simply photocopy the hike to take on the trail, and then write the notes in the book later. Combined with a topo map of the area, it's the best guide to the best sierra trips. A sierra hike is sometimes a big event, and the hikes in this book do not disappoint, from the short to the long trails. Everything is laid out very clear and simple, ultra clear and concise without an extraneous word and never lacking the important description. I only wish I could complete all 100.

100 Hikes in CA Central Sierra...

Excellent book with an easy to follow layout. Mostly geared towards moderate to "difficult" hikes with overnight backpacks, or longer dayhikes, the most common. Lists 100 hikes and, in general, they spend 2 pages per hike, with directions to the trail head, max elevation, elevation gain, etc. They also give a sketched map and a photo for each.This book is geared more towards the serious hiker/BPer, not the 2 mile family dayhike type.I have done about 15 of the listed hikes and have found the info accurate.One note: Some of the kiosks they list to get wilderness permits are no longer in operation. To be safe, plan on getting wilderness permits at the ranger station.

Excellent guide to backpacking highlights of the Sierra

I've used this book extensively over the past 3 years and have hiked over 20 of the routes described here. It is excellently laid out (it uses highways to organize the treks) and features an excellent and varied selection of short and long trips. I own most of the guides to the Sierra and this is the one I use most regularly. The book is also very durable - mine has fallen in rivers, gotten scrunched against rocks, been boiled and frozen and is still perfectly serviceable. For anyone who is trying to get their head around the central Sierra and identify some good trips - this is the ideal book.