Afoot & Afield: Orange County (eBook)

128 Spectacular Hikes in Southern California

David Harris (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2025 | 5. Auflage
534 Seiten
Wilderness Press (Verlag)
978-1-64359-080-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Explore nature in and around Orange County via more than 100 hiking trails.When you think of Orange County in Southern California, you might imagine large cities like Anaheim, Irvine, and Santa Ana. However, just beyond the urban sprawl, the natural world lies within reach. The ocean rolls against jagged cliffs, raptors soar above foothill country, and mammals roam within the regions mountains and canyons. All told, parks, preserves, designated open spaces, and public lands cover some 200,000 acreswith more than 500 miles of trails and roads for hikingin and near Orange County.Discover the best day hikes along the coast, in foothills, and across mountains. In Afoot & Afield: Orange County, David Harris presents virtually every hike worth taking on wild public lands that are conveniently accessible to the areas residents and tourists. This updated and expanded edition features 128 trips, from serene summits to sparkling seaside strolls. The guidebook covers the beaches and bays, Crystal Cove State Park, the Chino Hills, Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, county wilderness parks, the Santa Ana Mountains, and more. From short strolls to challenging adventures, every trail is within a short car trip from the Southlands cities.Each trip includes the following:Key information such as distance, hiking time, elevation gain/loss, and difficultyComplete trip description and hiking directionsEasy-to-read map with GPS waypointsNotes on which trails are most suitable for mountain biking, backpacking, horse riding, dogs, and families

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.11.2025
• Reihe/Serie: Afoot & Afield
• Zusatzinfo: Color maps and photos throughout
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseberichte
• Schlagworte: Adult • Anaheim • Backcountry • Backpacker • Backpacking • Beginner • best hikes book • Bike • Birding • california hiking trails book • CAMP • Camping • day trip • Family • Guidebook • Hiker • History • Intermediate • irvine • map • Nature • Outdoor Recreation • Pacific Coast • Santa Ana Mountains • Southern California travel guide • Southwest • vacation • Walk • West • wildlife
• ISBN-10: 1-64359-080-4 / 1643590804
• ISBN-13: 978-1-64359-080-6 / 9781643590806