50 Hikes in Central Pennsylvania: From the Great Valley to the Allegheny Plateau

by Tom Thwaites, Tom Thwaites (Photographer)

Overview

This edition of a classic hiking guide to Pennsylvania's heartland features 11 new hikes.

Veteran trailblazer and outdoor activist Tom Thwaites, the author of two other Explorer's Guide 50 Hikes guides to Pennsylvania, has completely revised and updated this guide to the central portion of Penn's Woods. A wonderful area of wild country and wildlife, this region offers a vast network of maintained trail systems, yet is nevertheless lightly traveled. The author has added 11 new hikes to reflect changing trail conditions, and has re-hiked and checked each of the remaining hikes for this fourth edition. Each hike includes a topographical map, information on mileage, rise, and difficulty, and narrative on sights you'll see along the way.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780881504750
Publisher:	Countryman Press, The
Publication date:	08/08/2012
Series:	Explorer's 50 Hikes
Edition description:	Fourth Edition
Pages:	222
Sales rank:	663,142
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Tom Thwaites is a preeminent authority on hiking the trails of Pennsylvania. An ardent trail builder and maintainer, he is a past president of the Mid-State Trail Association and an active member of the Keystone Trails Association, the Appalachian Trail Conference, the Sierra Club, and the American Hiking Society. He is the author of Explorer's Guide 50 Hikes in Western Pennsylvania, Explorer's Guide 50 Hikes in Central Pennsylvania, and Explorer's Guide 50 Hikes in Eastern Pennsylvania. He lives in State College, Pennsylvania.

Editorial Reviews

Thwaites is one of Pennsylvania's most experienced and knowledgeable hikers .... gives information that makes the paths come alive. —News Sun

David Thompson