Reviews for Southern California, A Day Hiker's Guide

The average rating for Southern California, A Day Hiker's Guide based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2007-12-05 00:00:00 Jay Wiley I grew up in Southern California, but I still didn't know about a lot of the hikes in this guide. It'll be fun to discover new hikes when I visit my family! McKinney is a journalist, so his writing is crisp. I love his dry wit: "Rattlesnake Canyon Trail is serpentine, but otherwise far more inviting than its name suggests." Each region and trail has an introduction that includes historical tidbits, and then the hike itself is described in great detail. He writes helpful hints for families with small kids, suggesting places to turn around and so forth. (I really appreciated his note in the introduction about how hiking with kids can help instill in them a love of nature.) The introduction helps you decide which hikes to focus on - he covers 150 in the book! He must be in great shape. There's a very helpful "Best Hikes..." section with listings like "For Watching Whales," "With Kids," "For Tree-Huggers," and "For Romance."

Review # 2 was written on 2014-07-15 00:00:00 Sean Martin There are lots of interesting hikes within 60 miles of metro-Atlanta, some of which are even in-town walks through interesting areas and/or historic districts. Our goal is to complete all 60 of the hikes. We have found the description of each hike, including difficulty, etc. fairly accurate.