Hike America Pennsylvania

Rating:
Summary: Mostly short hikes
Review: The book is mostly on hikes of less than 10 miles. It is divided into sections of PA and each section has some hikes for wildlife, scenery and good views from ridges. I'd have liked some 50 mile hikes, though. If you've been hiking in your section for a few years, then I would look elsewhere for information (you've probably been on most of the trails mentioned).

Rating:
Summary: Mostly short hikes
Review: The book is mostly on hikes of less than 10 miles. It is divided into sections of PA and each section has some hikes for wildlife, scenery and good views from ridges. I'd have liked some 50 mile hikes, though. If you've been hiking in your section for a few years, then I would look elsewhere for information (you've probably been on most of the trails mentioned).

Rating:
Summary: Lost in Pennsylvania
Review: Without a doubt, this is the worst trail guide that I have ever used. I have done two of the hikes and I am afraid to try it again. I have found distances to be wrong, landmarks to be wrong and even trail names to be wrong. On the first hike, I was lost for nearly two hours before I was able to locate a cut-off trail at a point other than the supposedly well marked intersection. On the second, my companion and I spent an hour looking for an intersection that was poorly described. Both hikes have also included rather unattractive segments trough parking lots and along logging trails. Last summer I hiked in Poland and found more utility in trail guides written in Polish (which I don't speak) than in this book. There are several very good Pennsylvania trail guides out there; this just isn't one of them!