Walking the Cape and Islands: A Comprehensive Guide to the Walking and Hiking Trails of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket

by David Weintraub

Walking the Cape and Islands is the only comprehensive guide to the best walking and hiking trails on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket. Enjoy pine forests, windswept dunes, freshwater ponds, and wave-washed beaches as you stroll through scenic Cape Cod National Seashore, Nickerson State Park, Martha's Vineyard Land Bank properties, Nantucket’s land bank and conservation areas, and many state and local parks and open spaces. Suitable for all abilities, the 72 walks and hikes described here range in length from 0.4 miles to 11.2 miles. Families with children will especially enjoy many of the shorter, easier walks. The book describes the area's history, climate, and geology, and tells how to have a safe and enjoyable outing. At-a-Glance Info offers details such as distance, difficulty, walk time, trail surface, facilities available, and whether bicycles, dogs, or hunting are allowed. Whether you’re a visitor or resident, let walking expert David Weintraub guide you to and along some of the best walking and hiking trails in coastal New England. “This has to be the ultimate in Cape Cod hiking guides! Only David Weintraub could put something like this together.”
–Robert Prescott, Director, Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary “The cape and islands are flecked with hidden jewels, explorations available to anyone willing to put one foot In front of Another. That makes David Weintraub’s book a wonderful treasure map.
–Seth Rolbein, Editor and Publisher, The Cape Cod Voice

Genres: Travel, Reference

306 pages, Paperback

First published May 10, 2006