Trails of the Angeles: 100 Hikes in the San Gabriel Mountains

By David Harris and John W. Robinson

• Popular, proven format: the previous edition (9780899977140) sold more than 6,000 copies, strong numbers for a state-specific title



• Market: More than 47 million people went hiking/backpacking in the U.S. in 2018, with reasons ranging from enjoyment of the outdoors to health and exercise



• 100 hiking and backpacking trips that take hikers into almost every nook and cranny of the range



• The most substantial revision in the title’s 48-year history: 18 new trips and updated information for all 82 other trails



• Excursions that satisfy novice hikers and challenging ones for veteran adventurers: easy one-hour strolls, all-day hikes, and overnight rambles involving many miles of walking and many elevation changes



• Carefully selected outings that offer geographical diversity and beautiful landscapes



• Need-to-know details, such as trip highlights, distance, elevation, trail condition, and more



• Improved recommendations for commercial maps that are more accurate, easily available, and less expensive



• Suggested variations to many of the hikes for customizing trips to one’s hiking preferences



• Historical photos and descriptions, including the first American Indian footpaths, early pioneer homesteads, and landmarks still visible from the Great Hiking Era



• “Trails That Used to Be”: ghost trails that have vanished or are now impassable



• Samplings of five wilderness areas and routes up almost all the major summits of the range



• Expert local author spent more than 3 years rehiking every trail in the book



• BONUS: A folded full-color map detailing all the hikes described in the book



• BONUS: GPS data for all the hikes available online at etrails.net and through a free iOS app called eTrails

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wilderness Press
• Release date: Feb 9, 2021
• ISBN: 9781643590301

David Harris

David Harris is a historian and novelist for both adults and young people. Among his many books is an account of his own search for the lost city of Li-jien, built by the ancient Romans in China. He lives in Adelaide.

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