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AMC's Best Day Hikes Near New York City
By Daniel Case
You don't have to travel far from New York City to find some of the best day hikes in the Northeast. This guidebook takes you to 50 of the best excursions for all ability levels in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey — with High Point, the Palisades Interstate Park, Nassau-Suffolk Greenbelt, and even Central Park. Includes many hikes accessible by public transportation. Buy now>>
AMC's Best Day Hikes Near Philadelphia
By Susan Charkes
This easy-to-use guide will help you explore Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware year-round, from lesser-known excursions to area favorites, including several hikes on the Appalachian Trail. Each trip includes useful information such as a detailed map showing parking areas and natural highlights, and a summary of trip characteristics.
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Discover Acadia National Park, 3rd Edition
By Jerry and Marcy Monkman
Explore the 50 best hiking, biking, and paddling trips in Acadia for all ability levels, with hikes up Cadillac Mountain and cycling trips on the Park's popular carriage roads. This completely revised edition features five new trips and the most up-to-date information on recreation in New England's only national park. Includes full-color pull-out paper trails map.
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Quiet Water New Hampshire and Vermont
, 3rd Edition
By John Hayes and Alex Wilson
Enjoy days of exploring the flat-water lakes, ponds, and rivers of New Hampshire and Vermont with this new guide from AMC's Quiet Water series. Features 95 trips for canoeists and kayakers of all ability levels with detailed descriptions, maps, photographs, paddling routes, and GPS coordinates.
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Quiet Water New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania
By Kathy Kenley
Take a long paddle through Lake Aeroflex and connecting ponds, spot wildlife in South Jersey's Great Bay, or discover the beautiful French Creek State Park on water. Great for families, anglers, and canoeists and kayakers of all abilities, this new guide features 80 trips, covering the best calm water paddling in the region. Buy now >>
Southern New Hampshire Trail Guide, 3rd Edition
Edited By Gene Daniell and Steven D. Smith
From the editors of AMC's popular White Mountain Guide comes the most comprehensive information available about the trails of Souther New Hampshire. The up-to-date edition describes nearly 200 trails from Monadnock, Cardigan, and Kearsarge to the Lakes Region and the seacoast. Features a guide to historic points of interest on Mt. Monadnock. Buy now >>
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Not Without Peril, 10th Anniversary Edition
By Nicholas Howe
Among the most beautiful and deadly mountains in the world, Mount Washington has challenged adventurers for centuries with its severe weather. This book offers extensive and intimate profiles of people who found trouble on New Hampshire’s Presidential Range, from the nineteenth century through the present day. This tenth anniversary edition includes a foreword from Mohamed Ellozy, former accidents editor of Appalachia, an afterword from the author offering offering a personal account of an evening spent at the Mount Washington Observatory while 160-mile-per-hour winds raged outside, an updated chronology of deaths on Mt. Washington, and new historical photos. Buy now>>
AMC's Best Day Hikes in the Berkshires
By René Laubach
Discover 50 of the most impressive trails in the Berkshires region of Massachusetts. Idealfor families, nature lovers, and hiking
enthusiasts, this new guide in the AMC’s Best Day Hikes series leads explorers through the region’s varied and scenic natural areas, from Bash Bish Falls in the southern Berkshires to Mount Greylock in the North. Each trip description includes a detailed map and summary of the trip time, distance, and difficulty.
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Catskill Mountain Guide, 2nd Edition
By Peter Kick
A must-have for every Catskills hiker, this revised and updated guide offers hikers comprehensive coverage of more than 300 miles of trails in the Catskills Mountains. Inside you’ll find detailed descriptions of trails to suit every ability level -- from an easy walk to Kaaterskill Falls to strenuous climbs in the Indian Head Wilderness Area, including Devil’s Path. Buy Now>>
Discover Cape Cod
By Michael O'Connor 
Known for its spectacular coastline and 100+ miles of bike trails, Cape Cod in Massachusetts is an ideal destination for an activity-packed outdoor vacation. This essential new guidebook from AMC details 50 of the best hikes, mountain bike trails, and paddling routes in this beautiful coastal area, including many trips within the Cape Cod National Seashore. Buy Now>>
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Discover Martha's Vineyard
By Lee Sinai
Whether you're an active traveler or a local, you'll be able to use this guide to explore the most unforgettable spots in and around Martha's Vineyard while hiking, biking, or kayaking. Complete with nature notes and historical sidebars, this guide will take you through more than 45 of the island's best hikes, on- and off-road bike trails, and paddling routes. Buy Now>>
Discover the White Mountains, 2nd Edition
By Jerry and Marcy Monkman
This fully-revised guide includes 50 of the best hikes, mountain bike rides, and paddling spots in the Whites, highlighting everything from short walks to more challenging day-long adventures, including hikes to the summit of Mount Washington, bike trips along the Franconia Notch Bike Path, and paddling excursions on Chocurua Lake.
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Massachusetts Trail Guide, 9th Edition
Edited by John S. Burk
For over 40 years, hikers have relied on the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Massachusetts Trail Guide for the most comprehensive coverage of the state’s beautiful and diverse trail network. New to this edition, you’ll find revised and updated descriptions of more than 360 trails across the state, including 15 added trails, and a brand-new, GPS-rendered pull-out map, with trail segment mileage. Whether you’re looking for a short excursion in the Blue Hills, a day-long adventure on Mount Greylock, or an overnight trip along the Appalachian Trail, this guide is an essential resource for any hiker trekking in the Bay State. Buy Now>>
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