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Five-Star Trails: Orlando: Your Guide to the Area's Most Beautiful Hikes
Five-Star Orlando is a handy guide for area residents, vacationers seeking outdoor fun, and for business travelers with a free afternoon. With a diverse collection of hiking routes, the book offers choices for everyone from solo trekkers to companions to families with either youngsters or oldsters to consider.
Researched, experienced, and written by a local author, the guide provides in-depth trail descriptions, directions, and commentary on what to expect along the way. Each hike features an individual trail map, elevation profile, and at-a-glance key info, helping readers quickly determine the perfect trip for them when they are ready to head out the door.
Sized to fit in a pocket, the book is convenient to keep in the car or toss into a backpack. Driving directions direct hikers to the nearest trailhead parking areas, and GPS trailhead coordinates get them to the start of the trail.
Researched, experienced, and written by a local author, the guide provides in-depth trail descriptions, directions, and commentary on what to expect along the way. Each hike features an individual trail map, elevation profile, and at-a-glance key info, helping readers quickly determine the perfect trip for them when they are ready to head out the door.
Sized to fit in a pocket, the book is convenient to keep in the car or toss into a backpack. Driving directions direct hikers to the nearest trailhead parking areas, and GPS trailhead coordinates get them to the start of the trail.
240 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 2012
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November 9, 2012
I had the privilege of meeting Ms. Friend just after this book was released. She was speaking at a monthly meeting for one of the Florida trail groups. I had just finished hiking her book 50 Hikes in Central Florida and I was anxious for another volume that would help me to explore local hiking trails. I found just that in Five-Star Trails: Orlando.
The beauty of Sandra Friend's trail guides are that they offer a personalized view of trails. The descriptions provided are from a first-hand perspective and provide a good baseline for a hiker headed out to one of these trails. Each hike entry includes a "statistics" page which gives length of hike, location, facilities, etc. Then there is a brief overview paragraph, followed by a play-by-play of the trail. At the end of the entry Nearby Attractions and Directions are two must-have sections that help the hiker to plan their day.
Hikes are grouped geographically, but there is a second grouping that let's you view them by interest. Both are helpful depending on whether you want to plan your outing by location or by activity. The introduction contains great information for beginning hikers, and the index is well-organized. Regardless whether you are a beginner or expert hiker, this book has something to offer. Even if you subscribe to Sandra Friend's newsletter and website, this is a great self-contained resource that will introduce you to the hikes around Orlando, and one you can use to plan your time on local nature trails.
The beauty of Sandra Friend's trail guides are that they offer a personalized view of trails. The descriptions provided are from a first-hand perspective and provide a good baseline for a hiker headed out to one of these trails. Each hike entry includes a "statistics" page which gives length of hike, location, facilities, etc. Then there is a brief overview paragraph, followed by a play-by-play of the trail. At the end of the entry Nearby Attractions and Directions are two must-have sections that help the hiker to plan their day.
Hikes are grouped geographically, but there is a second grouping that let's you view them by interest. Both are helpful depending on whether you want to plan your outing by location or by activity. The introduction contains great information for beginning hikers, and the index is well-organized. Regardless whether you are a beginner or expert hiker, this book has something to offer. Even if you subscribe to Sandra Friend's newsletter and website, this is a great self-contained resource that will introduce you to the hikes around Orlando, and one you can use to plan your time on local nature trails.
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