Best Hikes Madison, Wisconsin: The Greatest Views, Scenery, and Adventures [Paperback]

Featuring over?40 of the best hikes in the greater?Madison?area, this fully-revised second edition points locals and visitors alike to trailheads within an hour's drive of the city.Fully updated and revised, here are forty-three of the best hikes, nearly all within an hours drive of Madison, Wisconsinfrom the Capital City State Trail to Devils Lake State Park. The hikes offer skyline views, a range of landscapes, and wildlife viewing opportunities. Whether youre in the mood for an easy nature walk or a day-long hike, this guide offers plenty to choose from:? Picnic Point Pheasant Branch Conservancy Gibraltar Rock Blue Mound State Park Pope Farm Park Meadow Valley and Cave Trails??Each hike features full-color photos; a brief route description; thorough directions to the trailhead (GPS coordinates included); a detailed, full-color trail map; and at-a-glance information on distance and difficulty level, hiking time, canine compatibility, and fees and permits. Inside youll also find a Trail Finder that categorizes each hike (e.g., for attractions such as views, and if its suitable for families with kids); and information about local lore, points of interest, and the areas wildlife.Johnny Molloy is an American writer and adventurer who has explored throughout the United States, spending 4,000 nights backpacking, canoe camping and tent camping throughout the country over the past three decades, including a lot if adventuring in Wisconsin from backpacking Kettle Moraine State Forest to paddling the Namekagon River. If you put the entirety of his days camping it adds up to nearly 11 straight years of overnighting in the great outdoors.Friends enjoyed his outdoor adventure stories; one even suggested he write a book. Johnny pursued his friends idea and soon parlayed his love of the outdoors into a full-time occupation. The results of his efforts are over 60 books and guides covering all or parts of 26 states. His writings include hiking guidebooks, camping guils5