Much more than a guidebook showing readers great places to hike with their canine companions in upstate New York, Doghiker is a dog owner's operating manual and tool kit. A lifelong dog owner, Alan Via makes a strong case for responsible ownership and offers guidance on selecting a canine hiking companion, training, safety, appropriate gear, canine first aid, and keeping your dog fit and healthy. Covering the Adirondacks through the Catskills, and areas in between, this unique guidebook includes seventy-seven beautiful hikes that are great for dogs. Each hike has a custom topographic map showing parking areas, trails, viewpoints, water sources, and other points of interest. Included are a peak-finder map and chart showing every hike and a summary of rating categories, as well as information on total mileage, elevation gain, ratings for views, difficulty level, dog safety and hazards, hiker traffic, trail conditions, and whether a leash is suggested or required. Detailed driving directions for each outing, including GPS coordinates for key intersections and trailheads, are also provided. By presenting all of this information, drawn from Via's forty-plus years of hike leadership, readers can easily evaluate which hike fits their needs and get outside and explore the great outdoors with their four-legged friends.
ISBN-13: 9781438478388
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Publication Date: 03-01-2020
Pages: 296
Product Dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Series: Excelsior Editions
Alan Via is an author and outdoor enthusiast who lives in New York's Capital Region. An experienced hiker, he has owned, trained, and hiked with dogs since childhood. He is the author of The Catskill 67: A Hiker's Guide to the Catskill 100 Highest Peaks under 3500′.
Table of Contents
Foreword xi
Acknowledgments xv
Don't Worry, He Won't Bite 1
Getting Your Dog 3
Training 9
Safeguarding Your Dog 15
First Aid 25
Doghiker Gear 31
The Hikes 35
Peakfinder Map 36
Peak Chart 37
North Region 41
Baxter Mt. 41
Black Mt. 43
Black Bear Mt. 46
Buck Mt.-Hogtown Trail 49
Catamount Mt. 51
Cheney Mt. 54
Clear Pond-Chain Lakes 56
Cobble Lookout 59
Coney Mt. 61
Cook Mt. 64
The Crows 66
Hackensack Mt. 69
Hadley Mt. 71
Hammond Pond 74
Hopkins Mt. 76
Jay Range 79
Kane Mt. 81
LeVine Nature Preserve 84
Moxham Mt. 87
Noonmark Mt. 90
Owls Head Lookout 93
Pine Mt. 95
The Pinnacle 98
Poke-O-Moonshine Mt. 100
Prospect Mt. 103
Rattlesnake Mt. 105
Record Hill 108
Sawyer Mt. 110
Severance Hill 113
Sleeping Beauty Mt. 116
South Boquet Mt. 119
Tooley Pond Mt. 121
Mt. Van Hoevenberg 123
Central Region 129
Beebe Hill 129
Bennett Hill Preserve 132
Berlin Mt. 135
Bozen Kill Preserve 137
Capital Hills at Albany 140
Dickinson Hill 144
Holt Preserve 146
Schoharie Creek Preserve 149
Thacher State Park 151
Thunder Mt. 155
Wolf Creek Falls Preserve 157
South Region 161
Acra Point 161
Alder Lake 163
Andes Rail Trail and Bullet Hole Spur 166
Ashokan High Point 168
Balsam Lake Mt. 170
Belleayre Mt. 173
Bramley Mt. 176
Catskill Scenic Trail-Hobart to Bloomville 179
Delhi Trails 181
Huckleberry Point 186
Hunter Mt.-Spruceton Trail 188
Huntersfield Mt. 191
Huyck Preserve 194
Jennie Notch 196
Kelly Hollow 199
Lake Heloise to Jennie Notch 202
Leonard Hill 204
Overlook Mt. 207
Pakatakan Mt. 211
Palmer Hill 213
Mt. Pisgah 216
Plattekills 220
Red Hill 222
Rip's Ledge 224
Rochester Hollow 227
Rock Rift 230
Shavertown Trail 233
Silver Hollow Mt. 236
Slide Mt. 239
South Escarpment 241
Twin Mt. 244
West Cave-Cave Mts. 248
Windham High Peak 250
Glossary 255
Suggested Reading 265
Index 273
About the Author 277
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