Day Hikes Around Ventura County: 116 Great Hikes

by Robert Stone

Book Overview

Greatly expanded 3rd edition Day Hikes Around Ventura County now includes 116 day hikes in this scenic coastal county just north of Los Angeles. The county's diverse topography includes national forest land, wilderness areas, mountain ranges, and over 50 miles of coastline. Miles of hiking trails weave through the open space, parks, forests, and mountain ranges that together form an ecological corridor. In addition, a network of trails...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 157342062X
• ISBN13: 9781573420624
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Day Hike Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Hiking Around Ventura

This book is a reliable resource for fun hikes near Ventura. I've done some of the beach and mountain hikes and have enjoyed them all. The hikes are presented as day hikes, but the author conveniently notes when hikes may be strung together, making for either a longer day hike or an overnight trip. All of the hikes I've done from this book have had excellent vistas. I'd like to note that Hike 28 hasn't existed since the major rainstorms of early 2005 (a co-worker tried to go there last week and was turned away by the ranger), but it is still included in this and other California hiking books. My one caveat to others regarding this author is that I never agree with his listed hiking times. I'm usually regarded by my hiking buddies as an average or fast hiker, but I also like to stop for water breaks on a warm sunny days. If you plan to stop for water, admire the scenery, hike with children, or do anything else that might slow you down, you should add at least an hour onto the hiking times provided in this book.