Day Hikes on Kauai, 3rd

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Summary: great hidden hikes!
Review: I used this book & found several wonderful hikes that weren't mentioned in any of the other Kauai guide books. The best was the Waiema Canyon hike -- it wasn't a super-easy hike, but four of us (ranging in age from 25 to 50) did it in half a day. We had lunch by a beautiful hidden waterfall, & during the hike we found spectacular views of the canyon. Recommended.

Rating:
Summary: great hidden hikes!
Review: I used this book & found several wonderful hikes that weren't mentioned in any of the other Kauai guide books. The best was the Waiema Canyon hike -- it wasn't a super-easy hike, but four of us (ranging in age from 25 to 50) did it in half a day. We had lunch by a beautiful hidden waterfall, & during the hike we found spectacular views of the canyon. Recommended.

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Summary: Misleading title
Review: I was disappointed when receiving the book. Despite of its title, all but one of the described hikes have an estimated hiking time of at most three hours which can hardly be considered a day hike. The shortest hike isn't a hike at all, followed by one lasting 10 to 30 minutes.

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Summary: Wrong turns and bad directions!
Review: My wife and I went on our honeymoon in Hawaii, and took this book and the Ultimate Kauai Guide Book with us. We tried to use Day Hikes more than a few times while on our trip, and more often than not we struck out with the damn book! It gave us bad directions for a few hikes, while the Ultimate Kauai Guidebook never led us astray.
If you need a book for Kauai, take the Ultimate Kauai Guidebook. If you want a book for day hikes, do not buy this book.

Rating:
Summary: adequate at best
Review: You simply do not find anything unique in the book that you could not find in other sources. Although I prefer the shorter hikes, less than 4 hours long, this book simply did not live up to my expectations.