A Guide to the Knobstone Trail: Indiana's Longest Footpath

One of the most beautiful footpaths in the country, the Knobstone Trail
offers a spectacularly rugged, 58-mile trek through 40,000 acres of forested land in
southern Indiana. A comprehensive guide to this scenic footpath, A Guide to the
Knobstone Trail provides readers with all they need to know to make the best of
hiking this challenging trail. Charts indicate camping and water locations, while
up-to-date maps provide topographical information, elevations, and where horse
trails intersect hiking trails. First-person accounts, trip diaries, local lore
about trees, wildflowers, and animal life, plus the latest GPS information and
elevation data are included. Well illustrated with more than 60 photographs and 19
maps, this easily portable guide is an essential backpacker's tool for a safe and
memorable adventure.

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A Guide to the Knobstone Trail: Indiana's Longest Footpath

One of the most beautiful footpaths in the country, the Knobstone Trail
offers a spectacularly rugged, 58-mile trek through 40,000 acres of forested land in
southern Indiana. A comprehensive guide to this scenic footpath, A Guide to the
Knobstone Trail provides readers with all they need to know to make the best of
hiking this challenging trail. Charts indicate camping and water locations, while
up-to-date maps provide topographical information, elevations, and where horse
trails intersect hiking trails. First-person accounts, trip diaries, local lore
about trees, wildflowers, and animal life, plus the latest GPS information and
elevation data are included. Well illustrated with more than 60 photographs and 19
maps, this easily portable guide is an essential backpacker's tool for a safe and
memorable adventure.

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A Guide to the Knobstone Trail: Indiana's Longest Footpath

A Guide to the Knobstone Trail: Indiana's Longest Footpath

A Guide to the Knobstone Trail: Indiana's Longest Footpath
A Guide to the Knobstone Trail: Indiana's Longest Footpath

A Guide to the Knobstone Trail: Indiana's Longest Footpath

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Overview

One of the most beautiful footpaths in the country, the Knobstone Trail
offers a spectacularly rugged, 58-mile trek through 40,000 acres of forested land in
southern Indiana. A comprehensive guide to this scenic footpath, A Guide to the
Knobstone Trail provides readers with all they need to know to make the best of
hiking this challenging trail. Charts indicate camping and water locations, while
up-to-date maps provide topographical information, elevations, and where horse
trails intersect hiking trails. First-person accounts, trip diaries, local lore
about trees, wildflowers, and animal life, plus the latest GPS information and
elevation data are included. Well illustrated with more than 60 photographs and 19
maps, this easily portable guide is an essential backpacker's tool for a safe and
memorable adventure.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780253005007
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 04/01/2011
Series: Indiana Natural Science
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 160
File size: 11 MB
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About the Author

Nathan D. Strange is a writer and naturalist based in Lexington,
Kentucky.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Marion T.
Jackson
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1. History and
Perspectives
1. The Lion's Share of the Work
2. The Rough and
Hard Labor
3. The End of an Era
4. Elements of the
Knobstone
Part 2. Hiking the Knobstone Trail
5. Journey
Preparation
6. The Deam Lake State Recreation Area
7. Deam Lake
to Jackson Road
8. Jackson Road to New Chapel
9. New Chapel to
Leota
10. Leota to Elk Creek Lake
11. Elk Creek Lake to John
Stuart Oxley Memorial
12. John Stuart Oxley Memorial to Spurgeon
Hollow
13. Delaney Creek Park
Part 3. Reflection
14.
Closing Contemplation
Part 4. Supplementary Materials
Directions
to Parks and Trailheads
Evolution of the Trail
Maps
Bibliography
Index

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