Jeffrey Schaffer has selected 46 “must-do” Yosemite hikes. Whether you’re looking for a scenic stroll, a full-day adventure, or even a spectacular backpacking trip, you’ll find it here. And with at-a-glance information for each hike, visitors can determine which hikes are most suitable to their skills, schedules, and preferences. Books in the affordable and easy-to-use Top Trails series feature elevation profiles, detailed maps, driving directions, and “don’t get lost” trail milestones. Innovative trail-feature charts give information on which trails are child-friendly; which allow horses; where to see giant sequoias, waterfalls, lakes, wildflowers, and autumn colors; which trips have the best photo opportunities; and which have camping, running, or biking opportunities.

Product Description: Virtually every single trail in Yosemite National Park is described in this classic guidebook, together with the scenery and natural history found along each trail. View the soaring granite cliffs and waterfalls of Yosemite Valley, or take in the breathtaking vista from Glacier Point...read more

Product Description: This compact guide to El Capitan, Half Dome, Glacier Point, and Yosemite National Park’s famous waterfalls is packed with the park’s 25 best dayhikes and 5 top backpacking trips, plus a handy four-color, fold-out topographic map (the updated 15-minute Yosemite quad)...read more

Product Description: Stretching over 2600 miles from the Mexican to the Canadian border, the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) passes through some of the most breathtaking scenery in the U.S. Each year hundreds of hikers attempt to complete the entire trail while thousands of others take it in smaller sections...read more

Product Description: This is the most comprehensive guidebook to Lake Tahoe's finest hiking area. It offers you: 32 accurately described hiking trips in four areas: Desolation Wilderness, Lake Tahoe's Emerald Bay, South Fork American River (trails south of Highway 50), and Upper Truckee River (trails north of Highway 88 and west of Highway 89)...read more

Product Description: This comprehensive guide provides in-depth coverage of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) from the Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park to the Oregon border. Plan day hikes, weekend backpacks, or an extended thru-hike adventure with this indispensible guidebook...read more

Product Description: Covers all the trails in the Yosemite Valley area and the backcountry to the south. Includes trails through the Mariposa Sequoia Grove and heading south off the Glacier Point Road. Contains both dayhikes and backpacking trips. Includes 15-minute Yosemite topo map...read more

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Product Description: Covers at least 14 miles east-west by 17 miles north-south and discusses trailheads and trails, climate, geology, history, flora and fauna, campsites, swimming holes and more. Includes six two-page spread topo maps. What is a Hiker's Guide to the High Sierra? It's a small, compact book that covers all the trails and trailheads in a popular area in the High Sierra...read more

Product Description: The authoritative guide for planning a trip along the Oregon Washington section of the Pacific Crest Trail. This is the second of two books in our Pacific Crest Trail series. Both have complete 2-color topographic maps and comprehensive descriptions, including mileages and elevations...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: In this recent edition of our classic bestseller, all trail descriptions have been updated. Schaffer also covers the practical aspects of hiking including regulations, permits, trailheads, campgrounds, and more. Comes with folded topo map.

Product Description: Describes over 100 hikes around the Lake Tahoe Basin and in the Sierra Nevada from Carson Pass area north to the Sierra Buttes. Virtually all the trails are covered, visiting such diverse areas as Desolation Wilderness, Malakoff Diggins, Bucks Lake and Lakes Basin...read more

Product Description: This revolutionary book provides a new interpretation of the formation of Yosemite Valley and the entire Sierra Nevada. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Covers all the trails in the wilderness plus the area around Emerald Bay, the upper Truckee River, and the upper South Fork of the American River. Discover the magnificent glaciated scenery, the trout-filled lakes and streams, and the secluded camping sites...read more

Product Description: Covers all the trails in the Yosemite Valley area and the backcountry to the south. Includes trails through the Mariposa Sequoia Grove and heading south off the Glacier Point Road. Contains both dayhikes and backpacking trips. Includes Yosemite map...read more

Product Description: The authoritative guide for planning a trip along the California section of the Pacific Crest Trail. This is the first of two books in our Pacific Crest Trail series. Both have complete 2-color topographic maps and comprehensive descriptions, including mileages and elevations...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Straddling the crest in the central part of the Sierra Nevada, this wilderness preserves the glaciated High Sierra lands between Highway 4 and Highway 108. The vast majority of the wilderness is easily accessible, yet lightly used...read more

Product Description: The only accurate, comprehensive guide to the Oregon and Washington sections of the Pacific Crest Trail. This book contains complete 2-color topographic maps, and a detailed route description with mileages and elevations. For those who only want to hike a portion of the trail, the descriptions and maps are divided into several sections with mileages listed between major points...read more

Product Description: Opportunities abound for hikers and equestrians in Big Sur Country, its adjacent state parks, coastline, and public beaches. Here is the guide to exploring 260 square miles of wilderness. Contains 25 accurate, 2-color topo maps.

Product Description: Although primarily a comprehensive trail guide to Lassen Park, this book also contains a road log keyed to the roadside markers that signal interesting features within the park, information on the natural history of the area, as well as information on campgrounds, resorts and more...read more

Product Description: Covers all the trails in the Yosemite Valley area and the backcountry to the south. Includes trails through the Mariposa Sequoia Grove and heading south off the Glacier Point Road. Contains both dayhikes and backpacking trips. Includes 15-minute Yosemite topo map...read more