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60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Dallas, Fort Worth: Includes Tarrant, Collin and Denton Counties |  | Author: Joanie Sanchez
Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 42051
Media: Paperback
Pages: 293
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 0897326490
Dewey Decimal Number: 917.6428120464
EAN: 9780897326490
ASIN: 0897326490
Publication Date: September 28, 2007
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Product Description
This detailed guide by experienced local Joanie Sanchez presents the best, most scenic day-hikes in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Covering everything from open prairies to rolling hills to lakeside beaches, the book shows hikers where to follow ancient dinosaur tracks, enjoy a secluded pecan grove, and experience Texas’s vanishing blackland prairie. Like all the guides in this series, this one is based on cutting-edge GPS data, with up-to-date maps and hike profiles.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Too hot to tell July 7, 2009
Susan Black (Texas)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This looks like a book with many interesting hikes in the area. But, I've not taken any of them yet due to the heat. Come fall I'll be raring to go!
 One of the best resources for hiking in the DFW area May 3, 2009
Narayan (Dallas, TX)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book provides large number of hikes in the DFW area. Each hike is backed up by trail route maps, brief and detailed descriptions of the trail, (useful) elevation profile of the hike, historical notes of the trail (if any) and places of interest near the hike. The hiking descriptions for the most part are accurate. Ofcourse, trail conditions/routes could change anytime; its the hikers responsibility to be aware of the surroundings and navigate safely. This book is just a guide.
I found this book to be exhaustive and very informative. I have used this book as a reference when hiking many trails in the area.
This book also categorizes the hikes into trails for runners, sorts trails based on mileage etc. I found this classification to be very helpful.
Also, I have found some out-of-town people to assume that the DFW area lacks good hiking trails. This book definitely trumps this assumption.
Highly recommended!
dfw hikes a must own January 14, 2009
ABS (TX)
If you are interested in hiking in the DFW than this is a book to own. Great selection of trails to choose from.
Excellent resource for trails in DFW September 24, 2008
CYO
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I read the previous review, and have to disagree 100%. I own this book and have hiked most of the trails in it. It is an excellent resource - the trail descriptions are accurate and very detailed, and directions to the trailhead are explicit. I did see that two of the trails were mislabeled on the inside jacket (Lake Lavon mentioned in above review) - but that seems a minor point considering you'll probably only use the map on the inside jacket briefly, and really refer to the trail descriptions themselves. If you read about each trail, it tells you exactly where the trail is located, and it is accurate. Lots of great pictures too throughout the book to give you an idea of what's out there. I haven't found a better resource yet for hiking DFW. A great resource for trails here.
 A poor choice September 22, 2008
Outdoorsy in Dallas (Denton, TX)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is a serious disappointment. As a longtime DFW resident and avid hiker/jogger, it is immediately apparent upon browsing this work that it contains serious geographical errors. Numerical markings on the map inside the book's cover do not correspond with the correct trails in the book. For example, the location of Trail 40, one of the beautiful Lake Ray Roberts trails described in the book, is positioned on the wrong lake, Lake Lavon, on both the main map, inside the cover, and on the detailed chapter map. This is just one example of at least five mislabled map points throughout the book.
In short, should a newcomer to the area try to use this book as a guide to local hiking destinations, he or she would likely end up lost or at another trail altogether. This could be dangerous, as one should always be aware of details such as distance, trail conditions, and possible admission fees before setting out on a hike. This book is a poorly edited, frustrating purchase.
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