The Official Rails-To-Trails Conservancy Guidebook: California (Great Rail-Trails Series) - Softcover

Salcedo-Chourre, Tracy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0762704489 ISBN 13: 9780762704484

Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr, 2000

Synopsis

From the official series of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, this is your comprehensive state-by-state guide to walking, jogging, biking and cross-country skiing California's rail-trail system. This easy-to-use book provides mile-by-mile descriptions of thirty-four of the state's most popular rural and urban rail-trails, plus complete listings of the state's other rail-trail.

Inside you'll find: Full trail profiles, including length, access points, difficulty rating, and surface type; detailed trail maps; at-a-glance icons for easy identification of rail-trails that best suit your interests; wheelchair accessibility; availability of parking, rest rooms, and places to eat along the trail; location of ranger stations, visitor's centers and depot museums; where to rent bikes. The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is a nonprofit agency whose mission is to convert abandoned railroad lines into trails for public recreational use. Today, the Conservancy has created more than 10,000 miles of public trails across the United States.

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From the official series of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, this is your comprehensive state-by-state guide to walking, jogging, biking and cross-country skiing California's rail-trail system. This easy-to-use book provides mile-by-mile descriptions of thirty-four of the state's most popular rural and urban rail-trails, plus complete listings of the state's other rail-trail. Inside you'll find: Full trail profiles, including length, access points, difficulty rating, and surface type; detailed trail maps; at-a-glance icons for easy identification of rail-trails that best suit your interests; wheelchair accessibility; availability of parking, rest rooms, and places to eat along the trail; location of ranger stations, visitor's centers and depot museums; where to rent bikes. The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is a nonprofit agency whose mission is to convert abandoned railroad lines into trails for public recreational use. Today, the Conservancy has created more than 10,000 miles of public trails across the United States. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 256 pages, maps, icons, b&w photos)

Edition details

• Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0762704489
• ISBN 13: 9780762704484
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 228