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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.

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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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