Five-Star Trails: Birmingham

2020-11-17 Travel

Author : Thomas M. Spencer
Release : 2020-11-17
Genre : Travel
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 081/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Five-Star Trails: Birmingham by : Thomas M. Spencer

Download or read book Five-Star Trails: Birmingham written by Thomas M. Spencer. This book was released on 2020-11-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the Best Hikes in Birmingham, Alabama Where railroads ran and mines once burrowed into mountains, the healed landscape is repurposed for beautiful hiking and biking opportunities. New and expanding venues around the city provide more chances to get outside and to appreciate the labor and industry that built the city. Explore 35 of Birmingham’s best, five-star trails, divided into six distinct areas in and around the city. With the expert guidance of local author Thomas M. Spencer, you’ll find yourself on an Appalachian mountain peak or on the banks of the Cahaba River, as it broadens to snake through the Coastal Plain. Visit old-growth forest in the Sipsey Wilderness, or hike down into the “Grand Canyon of the East” at Little River Canyon. Across this landscape, you’ll find a diversity of plant and animal species—some rare and endangered—rivaling those found anywhere else in North America. Book Features: Descriptions of 35 five-star hiking trails for all levels and interests GPS-based trail maps, elevation profiles, and detailed directions to trailheads Insight into the history, flora, and fauna of the routes Ratings for scenery, difficulty, trail condition, solitude, and accessibility for children Lace up, grab your pack, and hit the trail!

Five-Star Trails: Birmingham

2014-08-18 Health & Fitness

Author : Thomas M. Spencer
Release : 2014-08-18
Genre : Health & Fitness
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 15X/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Five-Star Trails: Birmingham by : Thomas M. Spencer

Download or read book Five-Star Trails: Birmingham written by Thomas M. Spencer. This book was released on 2014-08-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first decade of the 21st century, Birmingham is building again on its natural resources, but this time it's not to fire steel-making smokestacks. Instead, where railroads ran and mines once burrowed into mountains, the healed landscape is being repurposed for hiking and biking. New and expanding venues around the city are providing more opportunities not only to get outside and exercise but also to appreciate the labor and industry that built the city. In Five-Star Trails: Birmingham local author Thomas Spencer leads readers to some of the best hikes around the city. Within a short drive from Birmingham, you can find yourself on an Appalachian mountain peak or on the banks of the Cahaba River as it broadens to snake through the Coastal Plain. You can visit old growth forest in the Sipsey Wilderness or hike down into the "Grand Canyon of the East" at Little River Canyon. And that's only the start. Across this landscape, you'll find a level of diversity of plant and animal species, some rare and endangered, that rivals anywhere in the North America.

Five-Star Trails: Louisville and Southern Indiana

2013-01-21 Travel

Author : Valerie Askren
Release : 2013-01-21
Genre : Travel
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 261/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Five-Star Trails: Louisville and Southern Indiana by : Valerie Askren

Download or read book Five-Star Trails: Louisville and Southern Indiana written by Valerie Askren. This book was released on 2013-01-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known as the City of Parks, Louisville has long valued the natural landscape and the provisioning of outdoor recreation. In 1891 Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of American landscape architecture, was commissioned to develop an extensive park system for Louisville that eventually included 18 parks and 6 interconnecting parkways. Since that time, Louisville has continued to invest resources to build a first-class park system. Nestled within the Ohio Valley, and bordered by the knobs region to the south and the heavily forested areas of Indiana to the north, Louisville lies at the heart of an endless array of hiking opportunities. Five-Star Trails: Louisville showcases many of the hiking trails and walking paths within the city or within easy driving distance in central Kentucky and southern Indiana. Designed specifically for day trips, this book includes several of the area's most popular parks, as well as many of the lesser-known hiking trails in nature preserves, wildlife management areas, and national forests.

Five-Star Trails: Tri-Cities of Tennessee & Virginia

2022-06-14 Travel

Author : Johnny Molloy
Release : 2022-06-14
Genre : Travel
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 43X/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Five-Star Trails: Tri-Cities of Tennessee & Virginia by : Johnny Molloy

Download or read book Five-Star Trails: Tri-Cities of Tennessee & Virginia written by Johnny Molloy. This book was released on 2022-06-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover 40 five-star hiking trails in and around Johnson City, Kingsport, and Bristol, including popular routes and hidden gems. From high mountains to the east and south to the historic walks in Tennessee, the Tri-Cities of Tennessee and Virginia are a hiker’s nirvana. This region offers hundreds of miles of trails to explore in and around Johnson City, Kingsport, and Bristol, as well as the surrounding areas of Abingdon, Elizabethton, Greeneville, and Rogersville. Drawing from a wealth of trails on vast public lands and encompassing the Cherokee, Jefferson, and Pisgah national forests, the mosaic of hikes reflects the wide variety of terrain. State parks preserve beautiful places to visit, and urban parks provide quick, easy nature escapes. The Appalachian Trail, the most heralded and hiked footpath in our country, curves within range of the Tri-Cities for nearly 70 miles. Explore 40 of the region’s best, five-star trails with this easy-to-carry and easy-to-use guidebook. In the updated edition, acclaimed author and hiking expert Johnny Molloy shares everything you need to know about the area’s spectacular outings, from convenient suburban greenways to wilderness treks at an elevation of 6,000 feet. Inside you’ll find: Descriptions of 40 five-star hiking trails for all levels and interests GPS-based trail maps, elevation profiles, and detailed directions to trailheads Insight into the history, flora, and fauna of the routes Ratings for scenery, difficulty, trail condition, solitude, and accessibility for children Lace up, grab your pack, and hit the trail!

Five-Star Trails: Knoxville

2011-08-09 Travel

Author : Johnny Molloy
Release : 2011-08-09
Genre : Travel
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 236/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Five-Star Trails: Knoxville by : Johnny Molloy

Download or read book Five-Star Trails: Knoxville written by Johnny Molloy. This book was released on 2011-08-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like others in the Five-Star Trails series, this book features up to 40 day-hikes, ranging from 1 mile to 12 miles, in and near a midsize city--in this case, Knoxville. The author has carefully chosen each hike to create a collection of routes suitable for a varied, but primarily local, outdoors audience. Based on the author's extensive and intimate knowledge of the region, some of the hikes represent a combination of two or more trails that create a unique route. As a distinguishing feature of the series, as signaled by the Five-Star series title, each entry displays ratings of one to five stars in five categories for that hike. Those categories are: • Scenery • Level of Difficulty • Trail Conditions • Degree of Solitude • Appropriateness for Children The book's overview map provides a quick visual summation of the hikes' locations within the greater Knoxville area. Then, individually, each hike features an easy-to-follow trail map, elevation profile, at-a-glance information, and narrative description. The main text for each entry provides details about the route to follow. It also focuses on the most notable aspects of that route: for some, it may be the panoramic view; for others, a bit of local history

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