Whether you just need to escape for a day trip or you're looking to hit the trail for a backpacking trip, make sure you don't leave home without a copy of the Allegheny National Forest Hiking Guide, by Bruce Sundquist, Carolyn Weilacher Yartz, and Jack Richardson.

• Describes—in extensive detail—the North Country Trail and 30 other trails in the Allegheny National Forest
• Trail descriptions include total mileage, skiability, elevation changes, access directions, and detailed turn-by-turn directions
• Includes 40 topographical maps and many black and white photos
• 1999, fourth edition, 186 pages
• 9 x 6 x 0.6 in.