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Hiking the road to ruins : day trips and camping adventures to iron mines, old military sites, and things abandoned in the New York City area--and beyond / David A. Steinberg.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Steinberg, David A., 1962-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hiking--New York (State)--Guidebooks.
- Hiking.
- Hiking--New York (State)--New York Region--Guidebooks.
- Ruined buildings--New York (State)--Guidebooks.
- Ruined buildings.
- Ruined buildings--New York (State)--New York Region--Guidebooks.
- Abandoned mines--New York (State)--Guidebooks.
- Abandoned mines.
- Abandoned mines--New York (State)--New York Region--Guidebooks.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (197 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New Brunswick, N.J. : Rivergate Books, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this user-friendly, beautifully illustrated, and occasionally eccentric guidebook, David A. Steinberg blazes the trail to more than twenty unusual landmarks and hard-to-find destinations-all within a two-hour drive of New York City. Geared for the experienced hiker or camping adventurer, the book includes hikes to a variety of urban ruins, including a World War II-era air force base, a vacant dairy farm, pine plantations, abandoned quarries, tunnels, cemeteries, and iron mines. Each chapter contains detailed directions, a hand-drawn map, suggestions for the optimal time and sea
- Contents:
- Preparation. Leading and not leading hikes. Using GPS
- The army tunnels
- Beacon Mountain Casino
- The Boston Harbor islands
- The C & O Canal
- Camp Hero
- The Cornish Estate
- Cranberry Lake Preserve
- Dennytown Mines
- Doodletown
- Dunderburg spiral railway
- Great Camp Santanoni
- Hasenclever Iron Trail
- Island Pond ranger cabin
- Mines! All mines!
- Mount Hope Historical Park
- Open adits
- Overlook Mountain House
- The Pergola
- Ramapo Valley County Reservation
- The Roomy Mine
- Southford Falls State Park
- Watchung Reservation
- West Point Foundry
- Places that aren't mentioned in this book.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-09258-4
- 9786611092580
- 0-8135-4166-2
- OCLC:
- 182732589
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