Harriman Trails: A Guide and History

by William J. Myles and William J. Myles and Daniel Chazin

Book Overview

William Myles has written much more than a guide. Years of research have produced a fine history as well. Marked and unmarked trails, lakes, roads and mines are all covered in depth. A complete... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1880775182
• ISBN13: 9781880775189
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: New York New Jersey Trail Conference
• Length: 527 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 1.0" x 4.5"
• Age Range: 12 years and up

Customer Reviews

Great guide to an underused resource

Harriman State Park (NY) is about 30 minutes outside of NY City. The main areas get crowded on late spring, summer and early fall weekends, but hike into the park a mile or so and you will find excellent and challenging trails virtually all to yourself. The Harriman Trails, A Guide and History gives the hiker many interesting facts on the trail they are contemplating hiking. It also gives the weary hiker the distance to the trail head ;) Great book. Too bad it's out-of-print. I was going to buy another one because my copy is dog-eared and worn.

A passport to one of New York's crown jewels!

Mr. Miles has captured the essence of Harriman State Park in his magnificent guide. As a life-long resident of Rockland County, which incorporates the eastern half of the park, I have hiked many of the trails. Yet with Mr. Miles' guide in hand, it's like hiking each trail for the first time! Of particular interest is the author's detailed history of the "forgotten villages" which were absorbed into the Park, and are slowly fading from memory. Harriman Park with it's 50,000+ acres is a wonderful treasure of natural unspoiled beauty only 40 miles from the greatest city in the world. Mr. Miles has given his readers a magnificent passport to this treasure!