The Complete Guide to Walking in Canada: Includes Day-Hiking and Backpacking - Softcover

Katz, Elliott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1552093700 ISBN 13: 9781552093702

Publisher: Firefly Books, 2001

Synopsis

The Complete Guide to Walking in Canada provides comprehensive, up-to-date information about routes and trails across Canada, suggestions about equipment, and tips on environmental awareness. Its simple, logical organization makes it easy to use and the pages are filled with all the details needed to make hiking a rewarding experience rich in memories and free from unpleasant surprises.

In Part One, Getting Ready, the author tells readers everything they need to know before they begin:

Equipment (footwear, packs, sleeping bags, clothing, shelter)
Food and cooking gear
- Biting insects (and how to avoid being attacked)
Orienteering (using topographic maps and compass)
Traveling with children
Hiking in winter
Environmental preservation
Checklists and suggested reading.

Part Two, Where to Walk, Hike and Backpack in Canada, is organized from west to east. Each province and territory is covered in a separate chapter that includes:

A detailed map
Walks (nature trails plus short walks of up to two hours)
Hikes (trails that take from several hours to a full day)
Backpacking routes (overnight and longer trips)
Length of the trails; topography
Wildlife; plant life
Sources of further information, including websites and e-mail addresses.

From sea to sea to sea (yes, there are even walks north of the Arctic Circle), The Complete Guide to Walking in Canada will guide the reader down paths that provide gentle respite and lead to some of the most spectacular scenery in the world.

About this title

About the Author

Elliott Katz is an experienced hiker and journalist. He is the author of The Complete Guide to Bicycling in Canada and The Complete Guide to Backpacking in Canada.

From Library Journal

A journalist and passionate hiker, Katz (The Complete Guide to Bicycling in Canada) divides this comprehensive guide into two sections. The first contains advice on equipment, food and cooking, route finding, hiking with children, and health and safety as well as a checklist of what to bring along; the second is a guide to hundreds of trails in Canada's national and provincial parks. Each park listing contains brief entries that give background information plus a short description of the various trails suitable for walkers, day-hikers, and backpackers. Katz also includes wheelchair- and stroller-accessible trails as well as those appropriate for hikers with visual disabilities. A list of web sites and e-mail addresses of park offices and hostel networks rounds out the work. While no route maps or information on lodging and campsites is provided, the towns where the needed supplies can be bought are mentioned throughout. Making up in breadth for what it lacks in depth, this guide provides a solid overview of the subject. Recommended for ecotourism and travel collections in all public libraries. Ravi Shenoy, Naperville P.L., IL
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Firefly Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1552093700
• ISBN 13: 9781552093702
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 288