Title Hiking the road to ruins : daytrips and camping adventures to iron mines, old military sites, and things abandoned in the New York City area-- and beyond / David A. Steinberg.

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New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, 2015.

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Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department	917.47 STE	Check Shelf
Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department	917.47 STEINBERG 2015	Check Shelf

Edition	Second edition, revised and expanded.
Description	227 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Series	Rivergate regionals
	Rivergate regionals.
Summary	"In this easy to use, informative, and occasionally eccentric guidebook, David A. Steinberg blazes the trail to more than twenty-five unusual landmarks and hard-to-find destinations that are mostly within a two-hour drive of New York City. Suitable for the experienced hiker or camping adventurer--as well as anyone that has the desire to explore--Hiking the Road to Ruins has been updated to include detailed directions and GPS coordinates to specific sites as well as many new hikes"-- Provided by publisher.
Note	Machine generated contents note: ProloguePreparationLeading and Not Leading HikesUsing GPS1. The Army Tunnels2. Beacon Mountain Casino3. The Boston Harbor Islands4. The C & O Canal5. Camp Hero6. The Cornish Estate7. Cranberry Lake Preserve8. Dennytown Mines9. Doodletown10. Dunderburg Spiral Railway11. Great Camp Santanoni12. Harriman Ruins in Winter13. Island Pond Ranger Cabin14. Mines! All mines!15. Mount Hope Historical Park16. Overlook Mountain House17. The Pergola18. Ramapo Valley County Reservation19. The Roomy Mine20. The Stone Chambers of Mead Farm21. Sylvan Glen Preserve22. Two World's Fairs23. Watchung Reservation24. West Point Foundry25. Places That Aren't Mentioned in this Book.
Contents	The army tunnels -- Beacon Mountain Casino -- The Boston Harbor islands -- The C & O Canal -- Camp Hero -- The Cornish estate -- Cranberry Lake Preserve -- Dennytown Mines -- Doodletown -- Dunderburg spiral railway -- Great Camp Santanoni -- Harriman Ruins in winter -- Island Pond ranger cabin -- Mines! All mines! -- Mount Hope Historical Park -- Overlook Mountain house -- The pergola -- Ramapo Valley County Reservation -- The roomy mine -- The stone chambers of Mead Farm -- Sylvan Glen Preserve -- Two world's fairs -- Watchung Reservation -- West Point Foundry -- Appendix: Places that aren't mentioned in this book.
Subject	Hiking -- New York (State) -- Guidebooks.
	Hiking -- New York Region -- Guidebooks.
	Ruined buildings -- New York (State) -- Guidebooks.
	Ruined buildings -- New York Region -- Guidebooks.
	Abandoned mines -- New York (State) -- Guidebooks.
	Abandoned mines -- New York Region -- Guidebooks.
	TRAVEL / United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA).
	TRAVEL / Hikes & Walks.
	SPORTS & RECREATION / Hiking.
	Abandoned mines. (OCoLC)fst00794189
	Hiking. (OCoLC)fst00956758
	Ruined buildings. (OCoLC)fst01101204
	New York (State) (OCoLC)fst01210280
	United States -- New York Region. (OCoLC)fst01241983
Genre/Form	Guidebooks. (OCoLC)fst01423871
ISBN	9780813565842 (paperback)
	0813565847 (paperback)
	9780813565866 (e-book)

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