Biking USA's Rail Trails: Where to Go/What to Expect/How to Get There

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Summary: An Excellent Guide Book to USA's Bike Trails
Review: An "indispensable book for bikers, hikers, walkers, joggers and families who want to enjoy our Nation's trails." This colorful paperback book includes a map for each state showing their statewide bicycle trail system. Photos of various scenic trails around the United States are included as well. This book includes a state by state listing to bicycle trails & rail-trails for all 50 states ranging from 1 mile to 235 miles and shows information about trail surface (asphalt, concrete, smooth crushed gravel), trail use (biking, roller blading, horses, wheelchair, hiking), end points (from point A to Point B), and points of interest for each state's "highlight trails." Shawn E. Richardson provides information for major bicycle contacts thoughout all 50 states as well as information for nationwide bicycle contacts. Whether you plan to bicycle around the Country or just in your own regional area, this book is a must for any cyclist!

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Summary: View front cover & sample pages to Biking USA's Rail-Trails
Review: Biking USA's Rail-Trails is worth sampling! To view the front cover, back cover and sample pages, check out the web sight to Biking USA's Rail-Trails. This book is your complete resource guide to all major smooth surfaced rails to trails, towpaths to bike paths, and highways to bikeways across the USA.

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Summary: Look Elsewhere for Information on Rails-Trails
Review: This book is of little value to those interested in cycling Rails-Trails. Anyone who know anything about Rails-Trails will tell you that one of the best and most well-known Rails-Trails anywhere is the Virginia Creeper Trail. The author of this book is apparently unaware that this trail exists. Much of the information provided is in the form of a travel book with symbols indicating the type of trafficc permitted on the trail. Most of the information in this book can be obtained on the Internet.