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National Trails of America
Hike from sea to shining sea with this inspiring and engaging companion. Lonely Planet's National Trails of America features the US's 30 National Trails- from the scenic wonder of the Pacific Crest Trail to the heavy history of the Trail of Tears, hikers will discover the majesty of each route and all the un-missable stops along the way. So lace up your boots, we're going hiking.
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320 pages, Hardcover
Published May 15, 2020
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A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet was born. One hundred million guidebooks later, Lonely Planet is the world’s leading travel guide publisher with content to almost every destination on the planet.
A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet was born. One hundred million guidebooks later, Lonely Planet is the world’s leading travel guide publisher with content to almost every destination on the planet.
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December 24, 2020
Five stars for inspiration, three stars for practicality and initial planning. There is not a single map in the book! I want one showing all of the trails, like a visual index, and then one per trail showing geographic context and relative length. I mean, c’mon, Lonely Planet! Travelers, especially hikers, love maps!
August 17, 2020
Gorgeous photos, good basic details, interesting side trips. I wish there had been maps.
January 22, 2021
Not a bad book!
I looked at the pictures. I'm that lame.
Kind of picked it up hoping to find somewhere local to hike. Unfortunately it's like most travel guides. It just wets your appetite so then you WANT to go gather more information. And yeah. Rim to Rim Grand Canyon is on my bucket list.
I looked at the pictures. I'm that lame.
Kind of picked it up hoping to find somewhere local to hike. Unfortunately it's like most travel guides. It just wets your appetite so then you WANT to go gather more information. And yeah. Rim to Rim Grand Canyon is on my bucket list.
December 31, 2021
Lots of great ideas for inspiration, but something about the book dragged for me. It was also missing maps, and I LOVE maps. It's still worth reading if you are interested in hiking, biking, or road tripping the US!
November 3, 2025
As stated by other reviewers, the book needs maps!
I also docked a star because they had Cheryl Strayed write the intro. Come on, LP.
I also docked a star because they had Cheryl Strayed write the intro. Come on, LP.
Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 reviews