Mount Rogers Outdoor Recreation Handbook: A Complete Guide for Hikers, Campers, Equestrians and Other Outdoor Enthusiasts

One of the best-kept secrets in the eastern U.S., Mount Rogers National Recreation Area is every bit as spectacular and beautiful as nearby Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Shenandoah National Park - but without the crowds of its better-known neighbors. Until now it's been difficult to find reliable, comprehensive information about how best to enjoy Mount Rogers, but all that has changed. The Mount Rogers Outdoor Recreation Handbook is the only complete guide to this 100,000-acre gem, revealing the region's vast mountain panoramas, intimate spruce-fir forests, peaceful tumbling waterfalls, and much more. This guide includes detailed profiles of more than a hundred trails that lead visitors to scenic streams, swimming holes, rocky crags, and serene wooded glens. Each profile describes trail highlights, difficulty, length, and connecting trails, as well as trails open to mountain bikers and equestrians. Also included are the Virginia Creeper Trail, the New River Rail Trail, a 67-mile stretch of Appalachian Trail, and trails found in Grayson Highlands State Park. This guide also provides suggested scenic drives, locations of picnic areas and campgrounds, and important touring hints for nearby towns and lodging. (6 x 9, 352 pages, b&w photos, maps)Johnny Molloy is the author of 'Mount Rogers Outdoor Recreation Handbook: A Complete Guide for Hikers, Campers, Equestrians and Other Outdoor Enthusiasts', published 2001 under ISBN 9780897323284 and ISBN 0897323289.