Following the spine of the Green Mountains from Massachusetts to Quebec, the 272-mile Long Trail is Vermont's rugged, world-renowned hiking route. Whether you are an end-to-ender or a day hiker, the Long Trail Guide contains the information you"ll need to enjoy the scenery and solitude of Vermont's highest peaks.

'AMC's Best Day Hikes in Vermont' is a concise guide that provides easy-to-use information about sixty of the best hikes in that state that can be completed in less than a day, for Vermont residents or visitors to the state who enjoy short outdoor excursions.

"This guidebook will lead you to all of the Conservancy's visitable Vermont preserves, as well as to state and federal parks and wildlife management areas that the Conservancy has helped to protect." -- Book cover.

Using Robert Frost's poem "Directive" as a guide, the author reflects on nature as he experienced it on a series of hikes in Vermont's Green Mountains.

Follows hiker Chris McClure as he travels the 270 miles of Vermont's Long Trail, the oldest hiking trail in America. Includes interviews with hikers and accounts of the history of the Long Trail.