"Filled with practical suggestions to make your excursion more
enjoyable...
they highlight the variety of the A.T."—Appalachian Trailway News
There are editions labeled "new" that seem
anything but.
After a 10-year gap in printings, "new" surely fits
"The Best of the Appalachian Trail: Overnight Hikes" and "The Best of the
Appalachian Trail: Day Hikes,"
each with mountain-loads of updated information—The Boston Globe
"Useful guides for both experienced and novice backpackers."--Virginia Librarian
The Best of the Appalachian Trail: Day Hikes
2nd Edition
by Victoria Logue, Frank Logue
and Leonard Adkins 
This books packs thousands of miles of experience on the A.T. into a 176-page guide. The 150 hikes range from less than a mile to eleven miles in length. Each hike is rated for difficulty with the length and approximate time needed for the hike listed at the top of each hike along with icons showing the major attractions of the hike. An overview, point-by-point description and trailhead directions are given for each hike.
Take a look at this hike from the North Carolina section of the book.
Co-published by Menasha Ridge Press and the Appalachian Trail
Conference
ISBN 0-89732-527-3
15.95 retail
The Best of the Appalachian
Trail: Overnight Hikes
2nd Edition
by Victoria Logue, Frank Logue
and Leonard Adkins
A sister publication to the day hikes book, this 177-page guide covers the 70 of the best overnight hikes on the nation's premier long distance hiking trail. Each hike is rated for difficulty with the length and approximate time needed for the hike listed at the top of each hike along with icons showing the major attractions of the hike. An overview, point-by-point description and trailhead directions are given for each hike.
Take a look at this sample hike which is from the Vermont chapter in the book.
Co-published by Menasha Ridge Press and the Appalachian Trail
Conference
ISBN 0-89732-528-1
15.95 retail
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Our
friend,
Leonard Adkins, helped us get these two guides back up to date for the new
millennium. When he isn't writing about his experiences or delivering
multi-media presentations to hiking or wildflower clubs, Leonard Adkins is
hiking. Known by many hikers by his trail name "Habitual Hiker,"
Leonard has explored over 17,000 miles of wilderness throughout North America,
Europe, and the Caribbean. Leonard is a board member for the Roanoke Appalachian
Trail Club which helps maintain a section of the trail in that area. As an
Appalachian Trail Natural Heritage Monitor, he helps the Appalachian Trail
Conference and the National Park Service oversee the welfare of wild and
endangered plants. Visit Leonard at
www.habitualhiker.com
The Appalachian Trail Conference is a non-profit organization that has sought to protect and promote the Appalachian Trail since the 1920s. They offer a wide range of books of interest to outdoors enthusiast. You may request a catalog by e-mail at Info@ATConf.org or by calling toll free 1-888-ATSTORE.
Check below to preview these books online, with excerpts and more:
The Appalachian Trail
Backpacker | Kids Outdoors
Georgia Outdoors | Touring the Backroads of North and South Georgia
Guide to the Blue Ridge Parkway | Other Publications
