Kaua'I Trails: Walks, Strolls, and Treks on the Garden Island

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Summary: good information but not well organized
Review: Has good detailed hiking information, but not well organized. Book is essentially a list of trails. Trails in same area tend to be grouped, but there is no real breakdown by area to give a better idea of choices and how hike routes could be put together by combining connecting trails or to help choose hikes by by area. The information is there, but you have to work to sort through it and make your actual plan. Improves upon a key flaw of Robert Smith book(s) which is poor directions to finding hike starting points (except where does things like tells you to refer to #92, and #92 then refers to #85), but would recommend it more as a supplement than a substitute.

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Summary: Essential book for First Time Kauai Hikers
Review: This book was very helpful as we used it during our first stay on Kauai. We have two young children, and we found the Hiking Table very useful to easily locate hikes we could bring our kids on. We felt that we saw alot more of the island using these hikes then we would have with other guide books.

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Summary: Essential book for First Time Kauai Hikers
Review: This book was very helpful as we used it during our first stay on Kauai. We have two young children, and we found the Hiking Table very useful to easily locate hikes we could bring our kids on. We felt that we saw alot more of the island using these hikes then we would have with other guide books.

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Summary: Great book - but here's an update!
Review: This is easily the best Kaua'i hiking book - buy it if you intend to do any hiking on Kaua'i. A small nit, the information on the Alaka'i Swamp Trail is out of date. This trail is now boardwalk right through to it's end at the Kilohana lookout (an amazing feat of engineering!). Far from being the endless slog through inhospitable "telephone pole bogs", this hike is now a snap, rewarded by an awesome view of the whole NE quadrant of the island from the edge of the Wainiha Pali (weather permitting!).

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Summary: Best available book for Hiking Kauai
Review: This is the best book I found for hiking in Kauai - it's also the one all the stores over there carry. Definitely also ask the locals about the condition of trails when you get there - they usually have good recommendations.