Falcon Guide Hiking Indiana

by Phil Bloom

Written by award-winning outdoor editor and author Phil Bloom, this guide includes more than 60 hikes, ranging from easy afternoon jaunts to multi-day backpack trips.

Genres: Nonfiction, Travel, Reference, Outdoors

186 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2000

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Phil Bloom is a native Hoosier and lifelong resident of Indiana. He enjoyed two careers before retiring from both -- thirty-three years as a newspaper reporter and editor (the last eighteen as an award-winning outdoors editor at the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) and ten years as communications director for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

Bloom is an active member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America and served as the group’s president in 2008 and 2018. He is an Eagle Scout and an Indiana Certified Master Naturalist. He lives in Fort Wayne and is a volunteer board member of the Indiana Parks Alliance.

Reviews

[Greg F. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fairly solid updated edition of this "best of" collection for the Hoosier state. The trail descriptions and maps are accurate. This is a good tome for those traveling through the state or someone hoping to chart out visits to all corners of the state over a few years. It's not a great book for locals or someone vacationing in a specific area as the trails are scattered all over a state that stretches from Michigan to Kentucky.

[Sarah Kochert · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked getting new ideas for places to hike but I wish it had more pictures of every hike they mentioned.

[Jarrod · Rating 5 out of 5]

Invaluable. An expert's eye on some of the most beautiful spots in the state of Indiana. I used this one during my quest to hike 200+ miles in the Spring/Summer of 2016.

[Kyle Janison · Rating 3 out of 5]

The best overview of hiking Indiana out there. But this book is a lot like buying the Beatles' greatest hits and not any one of their great records like the White Album, Abbey Road or Revolver - it's just a sampling of what's out there and you don't get a real understanding of the true essence of the state's trails. Still, buy it if you've started hiking or are traveling through Indiana.

[Dave · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent resource for learning about parks and hiking in Indiana. Well researched and full of helpful details.

[James Slaven · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s a good reference, with some nice background, but rather hodgepodge and incomplete on locations.

[Jim Blessing · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book describing various walks in Indiana

[Emily Rooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fairly quality descriptions and maps. As a "best of" collection, doesn't really much dwelve into specific area of the state. You'll have to drive long distances for all but the five or six scattered trails near you in the book.

[Sharon Goss · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good reference book. Book is divided into nine regions in Indiana. Includes trail maps.

[Amy Skaggs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good enough that it inspired me to seek trails in nearby states

[Denise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good overview of the hiking available in the state, but the black and white pictures (in an ebook!) were kinda a bummer.