Ecstatic Trails: The 52 Best Day Hikes and Nature Walks In and Around Los Angeles

Los Angeles is a hikers perfect playground: from canyons to beaches, the range of its terrain provides an almost endless variety of trails, vistas, and even weather conditions. Campbells Ecstatic Trails highlights the 52 best hikes in the Los Angeles area: from wildflower walks to dramatic waterfall treks, from sunset outings to trails that provide cool breezes in the middle of summer, this book presents a years worth of happy hiking. Organized by level of difficulty, beginning with the most Corgiving trails and building up to the toughest, the book includes indexes for everything from romantic hikes to going out on the trail with children, from thrill hikes to day trips appropriate for picnicking. Everything a novice hiker or experienced trailblazer needs is here, including detailed maps, driving direction' and restrictions, and descriptions of the trails and the hiking experience each will provide.Rob Campbell is the author of 'Ecstatic Trails: The 52 Best Day Hikes and Nature Walks In and Around Los Angeles', published 2002 under ISBN 9780312289546 and ISBN 0312289545.