Follow the Blue Blazes

A Guide to Hiking Ohio's Buckeye Trail

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Many changes have taken place in the decade since Follow the Blue Blazes was first published, changes in the trails themselves and in the way we hike them. The Buckeye Trail still wends its way around the state of Ohio, following the course marked out by the characteristic blue blazes on trees and signposts along the way. In the intervening years, however, sections of the trail have changed their route, added amenities, or just grown more interesting.From the startling rock formations and graceful waterfalls of Old Man’s Cave, to Native American mounds, battlefields, and scenic rivers, Connie and Robert J. Pond provide a captivating guide to often-overlooked treasures around the state.Each chapter features an overview of a 100-mile section of the trail and three self-guided featured hikes. The overviews and the accompanying maps may be read consecutively to acquaint the reader with the entire course of the trail. But most readers will best enjoy the trail by taking the guide along on one of the featured hikes. Each route is outlined on an easy-to-read map with GPS coordinates and waypoints to guide the hiker, as well as explicit directions from parking lot to trailhead.The Buckeye Trail is readily accessible from Cincinnati, Dayton, Toledo, Cleveland, and Akron. Even a short trip can lead to an adventure near your own backyard.

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Utgivningsdatum2014-11-15
Mått140 x 216 x 20 mm
Vikt612 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor336
Upplaga2
FörlagOhio University Press
ISBN9780821421215

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Connie Pond is an Ohio native and Ohio State University graduate with a career in federal government. She has thirty years of experience with the Buckeye Trail as a board member and officer.Robert J. Pond is an Ohio native and Ohio State University graduate with a career as an instructor and administrator at Central Ohio Technical College. He has thirty years of involvement with the Buckeye Trail.

ContentsForeword to the Second EditionPreface to the Second EditionAcknowledgmentsHow to Use This GuideChapter 1 Hiking the Buckeye TrailThe Need to HikePlanning Is CrucialDay Hiking ChecklistSafety and Comfort on the TrailBicycling and the Buckeye TrailTrail MarkingsThe Buckeye Trail AssociationContactsChapter 2 Southern WonderlandOverviewFeatured Hike 1-Old Man’s Cave to Cedar FallsFeatured Hike 2-Tar Hollow State ForestFeatured Hike 3-Scioto Trail State ParkLocal ContactsWaypoint ID’sChapter 3 The Bluegrass RegionOverviewFeatured Hike 1-Pike Lake State ParkFeatured Hike 2-Fort HillFeatured Hike 3-Davis Memorial State Nature PreserveLocal ContactsWaypoint ID’sChapter 4 Ohio River CountryOverviewFeatured Hike 1-Shawnee State ForestFeatured Hike 2-RipleyFeatured Hike 3-East Fork State ParkLocal ContactsWaypoint ID’sChapter 5 The Little Miami River ValleyOverviewFeatured Hike 1-Eden ParkFeatured Hike 2-Fort Ancient State MemorialFeatured Hike 3-Glen Helen and Clifton GorgeLocal ContactsWaypoint ID’sChapter 6 Canal Boats to Trains and Bicycles to PlanesOverviewFeatured Hike 1-Eastwood MetroPark and National Museum of the USAFFeatured Hike 2-Johnston Farm and Indian Agency Historic Site and the Locks at LockingtonFeatured Hike 3-The Miami and Erie Canal Towpath Trail, St. MarysLocal ContactsWaypoint ID’sChapter 7 The Great Black SwampOverviewFeatured Hike 1-Fort Defiance and Independence Dam State ParkFeatured Hike 2-Oak Openings MetroparkFeatured Hike 3-Providence Metropark to Roche de BoutLocal ContactsWaypoint ID’sChapter 8 The Watershed TrailOverviewFeatured Hike 1-Wolf Creek ParkFeatured Hike 2-Findley State ParkFeatured Hike 3-Hinckley ReservationLocal ContactsWaypoint ID’sChapter 9 Connecticut’s Western Reserve: Big Loop to Little LoopOverviewFeatured Hike 1-Brecksville ReservationFeatured Hike 2-Canal FultonFeatured Hike 3-Chapin ForestLocal ContactsWaypoint ID’sChapter 10 The Upper Cuyahoga River: East Branch of the Little LoopOverviewFeatured Hike 1-Mentor MarshFeatured Hike 2-Mogadore ReservoirFeatured Hike 3-Quail Hollow State ParkLocal ContactsWaypoint ID’sChapter 11 Lake CountryOverviewFeatured Hike 1-Fort Laurens to Zoar VillageFeatured Hike 2-Clendening LakeFeatured Hike 3-Salt Fork State ParkLocal ContactsWaypoint ID’sChapter 12 Hill CountryOverviewFeatured Hike 1-American Electric Power ReCreation LandFeatured Hike 2-Scenic River Trail in Wayne National ForestFeatured Hike 3-Burr Oak Backpack HikeLocal ContactsWaypoint ID’sChapter 13 Making It All Possible-The Blue Blazes, of Course!The PioneersThe MaintainersAppendicesBedrock Geologic Map of OhioPhysiographic Provinces Sections of OhioIndex

"Pond's book details the local wonders of Ohio's 1,200-mile Buckeye Trail and its history…. The text is imbued with an appreciation for the need to just get out and commence a walk through the world. The aim in writing such a book is to catalogue the various species of wonder close at hand and enable the reader/hiker to compile his or her own life-list of ah-has and eurekas. Pond succeeds at this and much, much more." (Ohioana Quarterly) "Three dozen side trips from the Buckeye Trail (BT) are described in a wealth of ecological, geological, and historical detail…. Meticulous maps and tantalizing photographs accompany the lucid and engaging text…. Pond has selected stopping places on the BT from which interesting short excursions can be made, in the 2- to 6-hour range. Most are easy, leisurely walks leading to scenic landmarks and other places of interest." (On the Fringe)