The Hiker's hip pocket Guide
to the Humboldt Coast
by Bob Lorentzen
We've added many new hiking trails to this edition, which details the most spectacular coast in our series. The only trail guide covering popular Redwood National Park, many fine state and county parks, and the famous King Range/Lost Coast. Fully updated descriptions of more than 600 miles of trails. Revised maps.
A extensive guide to hiking the forests, beaches, bluffs, and mountains of Humboldt and Del Norte counties.
224 pages, 4" x 9", 32 maps, 31 illustrations, index, 1993 with updates through October, 2008.
ISBN 0-939431-13-0. trade paper
Price: 15.00
From the Table of Contents:
GENERAL MAP OF THE COAST
INTRODUCTION
How to Use This Book
The Dangers
The Symbols
The History
The Climate
Get Ready, Get Set, Hike!
THE TRAILS
Lake Earl State Park & Wildlife Area
1. North to Yontocket & the Mouth of Smith River
2. Dead Lake Loop
Redwood National Park & Del Norte Coast
3. Little Bald Hills
4. Enderts Beach/Last Chance Section, Coastal Trail
5. Damnation Creek
6. DeMartin Section, Coastal Trail
7. Footsteps Rocks
8. Hostel/Trees of Mystery Section, Coastal Trail
9. Yurok Loop/Hidden Beach Section, Coastal Trail
10. Flint Ridge Section, Coastal Trail
11. Coastal Drive & Short Trails
Prairie Creek Redwoods Stde Park
12. Carruthers Cove
13. Ossagon
14. Brown Creek/Rhododendron/South Fork Loop
15. West Ridge to Butler Creek Camp
16. Elk Prairie Loop
17. James Irvine/Miners Ridge Loop
18. Fern Canyon Loop
19. Friendship Ridge/Coastal Loop
Redwood National Park (South Portlon)
20. Lost Man Creek
21. Skunk Cabbage Creek
22. Lady Bird Johnson Grove Loop
23. Redwood Creek
24. Tall Trees/Emerald Ridge Loop
25. Dolason Prairie
Humboldt Lagoons to Patrick's Point
26. Dry Lagoon to Big Lagoon Beach
27. Agate Beach
28. Rim Loop
Trinidad Area
29. Elk Head/College Cove
30. Mill Creek to Beach
31. Tsurai Loop on Trinidad Head
32. Indian Beach
33. Other Trinidad Trails
Humboldt Bay Area
34. Mad River Beach and Dunes
35. Arcata's Redwood Park
36. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary
37. Elk River Wildlife Refuge
38. Table Bluff County Park
Ferndale Area
39. Centerville Beach North
40. Centerville Beach South
41. Russ Park
42. Cape Mendocino
Humboldt Redwoods State Park
43. Hiker's Guide to Avenue of the Giants
44. Bull Creek Flats
45. Grasshopper Peak
46. Squaw Creek Ridge
King Range Conservation Area / Lost Coast
47. Mattole River South
48. Smith-Etter Road to Beach
49. Kings Crest North
50. Lightning to Kings Peak
51. Kings Crest South
52. Shelter Cove North
53. Hidden Valley to Chemise Mountain to Whale Gulch
Other Southern Humboldt Trails
54. New Lost Coast
55. Pioneer Meadow Loop
56. Tanoak Springs/Durphy Creek Loop
APPENDICES
California Coastal Trail
Cross Reference listing:
Handicap Access Trails
Backpack Trails
Mountain Bike Trails
Equestrian Trails
Beach Walks (or Runs)
Common & Scientific Names of Plants
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
ABOUT BORED FEET
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