Kauai Trails: Walks strolls and treks on the Garden Island (Kauai Trails: Walks, Strolls & Treks on the Garden Island)

It was slightly used and a few crease marks, which was as described. I liked it this way because if I were to buy it new I would fuss over trying to keep it in nice condition. Now that it's broken in for me, I won't feel so bad if i beat it up a little. Interesting stories and the directions and descriptions of the hikes were well written.

We just returned from a vacation in Kauai and found this book very helpful. We're not hard core hikers but we like to stroll the beaches and wander down a path or two and this book was very helpful in determining which hikes were "at our level" or not. The author is right on with the assessments of levels of difficulty and time it took on the hikes we took.

This was one of two books we used while hiking Kauai. The description of floral and birds one might see on certain trails was extremely good. Since we are birders this was very beneficial. Excellent text and very detailed.

A trail guide should do two things:1. Accurately describe, in detail, trails, access, condition, etc.2. Inspire the reader to hike said trailsKauai Trails: Walks, Strolls, and Treks on the Garden Island is mediocre when it comes to the first, and horrible when it comes to the second.The author seems to do her best to convince a hiker planning a trip to Kauai that (s)he should visit California instead. She rails on about garbage, introduced species, erosion, hippies, etc throughout the entire books. Let's keep it to one chapter, Kathy!Worst of all, she bashes the Kalalau Trail, discouraging any Kauai visitor from hiking it. Nevermind that it's ranked one of the best hikes on the planet. Nevermind that on every internet hiking forum, trip reports are invariably glowing. Nevermind that many people who live on Kauai or visit Kauai regularly think it's a DON'T MISS hike. Kathy says, "It's overrated. Don't bother."I'm sad that we don't have a guide to hiking the Garden Isle that's more positive and informative, better organized, with better maps...one that actually makes you think you'll have an enjoyable time hiking in paradise.Purchase this book only because it's the best one there is, not because it's good. I personally recommend The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook. While it doesn't go into as much detail on the trails, it's far more informative, positive, and better updated. Kathy's book lists many trails as CLOSED which aren't closer, or may be damaged but are still hikable.

Great Little book packed with detailed and very useful info. I should never get lost again hiking on Kauai. Mahalo.

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We barely used this one on our trip. It may be good for someone who wants to know specific info on the trails, but we used what we called the blue bible. Ultimate Kauai Guidebook.I think the format was poor and difficult to read while exhausted from our adventures.

This book was great for easily finding great hikes to take while we were in Kauai.