Description
Book SynopsisIt's been 10 years since the release of the first edition of 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Seattle, which makes 2016's third edition the 10th Anniversary Edition! This popular hiking guide has been completely updated by authors Andrew Weber and Bryce Stevens for this new release, featuring three all-new hikes: Evans Creek Preserve, Mount Teneriffe and Teneriffe Falls, and Greider Lakes. Brand-new header info for all 60 hikes includes vital information on hiking with dogs. There is also updated trail information, text, maps, and/or photos, etc., for such hikes as Iron Goat Trail, Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, Dirty Harry's Peak, Flaming Geyser State Park, Mailbox Peak, Franklin Falls, and many others. In addition, the book covers Washington State's two newest Wilderness Areas, Wild Sky Wilderness (established 2008) and Alpine Lakes Wilderness (expanded in 2014).
Table of ContentsOverview Map
Overview Map Key
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Preface
60 Hikes by Category
Introduction
SEATTLE PARKS
- Camp Long
- Carkeek Park and Beach
- Discovery Park and Beach
- Schmitz Preserve Park
- Seward Park
- Washington Park Arboretum and Foster Island
- Woodland Park and Green Lake Park
BELLEVUE AND THE EASTSIDE
- Coal Creek Natural Area
- Cougar Mountain: Wilderness Peak Loop
- Evans Creek Preserve
- Mercer Slough Nature Park
- O.O. Denny Park
- Redmond Watershed Preserve
- Saint Edward State Park
- Squak Mountain State Park: Double Peak Loop
- Tiger Mountain: Chirico Trail
- Tiger Mountain: Poo Poo Point Trail
- Tiger Mountain: West Tiger Three Loop
- Tolt River-John MacDonald Park
I-90 AND THE SNOQUALMIE PASS AREA
- Annette Lake and Asahel Curtis Nature Trail
- Bare Mountain
- Dirty Harry’s Peak and Balcony Trail
- Franklin Falls and Old Snoqualmie Pass Wagon Road
- Granite Mountain Lookout Tower
- Ira Spring Trail to Mason Lake, Mount Defiance, and Bandera Mountain
- Little Si
- Mailbox Peak
- McClellan Butte
- Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Trail
- Mount Si
- Mount Teneriffe and Teneriffe Falls
- Rattlesnake Ledge and Rattlesnake Mountain
- Twin Falls Natural Area and Olallie State Park
KITSAP PENINSULA AND THE ISLANDS
- Bainbridge Island: Gazzam Lake Nature Preserve
- Blake Island Marine State Park
- Ebey’s Landing State Park and National Historical Reserve
- Green Mountain State Forest
- Hood Canal and Theler Wetlands
- Useless Bay Park and Double Bluff Beach
- Vashon Island: Point Robinson and Maury Island Marine Park
NORTH OF SEATTLE
- Barclay Lake, Stone Lake, and Eagle Lake
- Boulder River Trail
- Greider Lakes
- Heather Lake
- Heybrook Ridge and Lookout Tower
- Iron Goat Trail
- Lake Serene and Bridal Veil Falls
- Lime Kiln Trail
- Meadowdale Beach County Park
- Mount Pilchuck State Park
- Spencer Island Natural Wildlife Reserve
- Wallace Falls State Park
SOUTH OF SEATTLE
- Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
- Federation Forest State Park
- Flaming Geyser State Park
- Mount Rainier National Park: Mowich Lake, Eunice Lake, and Tolmie Peak Lookout
- Mount Rainier National Park: Spray Falls and Spray Park
- Mud Mountain Dam and White River Trail
- Pinnacle Peak County Park: Cal Magnusson Trail
- Point Defiance Park
Appendix A: Hiking Stores
Appendix B: Places to Buy Maps
Appendix C: Hiking Clubs
Index
About the Authors
Map Legend
