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A Bark in the Park: The 55 Best Places to Hike with Your Dog in the Philadephia Region (Second Edition)
A Bark in the Park The 55 Best Places to Hike with Your Dog in the Philadephia Region - Second Edition Author:Doug Gelbert Have you ever considered how far you walk with your dog? If you walk just 20 minutes a day, in ten years you will have walked far enough to cross the United States. With all that walking ahead of you and your dog, aren't you ready for a new place to hike? — The second edition of A BARK IN THE PARK: THE 55 BEST PLACES TO HIKE WITH YOUR DOG IN ... more »THE PHILADELPHIA REGION rates the best dog-walking destinations with your best friend in mind. More than 100 parks are reviewed in Pennyslvania, New Jersey and Delaware - all within 50 miles of Philadelphia's City Hall.
Now with 32 new pages! New hikes; new parks, doggie daytrips, a ranking of area dog parks and more.
Don't own a dog? You'll have to walk far and long to find a more comprehensive guide to walking in the Delaware Valley.
The Philadelphia region can be a great place to hike with your dog. Within an hour's drive you can hike on sand trails, climb hills that leave you panting, walk on some of the most historic grounds in America, explore the estates of America's wealthiest families or circle lakes for 7 miles and never lose sight of the water.
* Where can you find the site where the most complete dinosaur skeleton ever unearthed was found in 1858? (page 91)
* Where can you and your dog explore one of North America's only three serpentine barrens? (page 69)
* Where can you and your dog trot past the exact base point for the Mason-Dixon Line? (page 151)
* Where can your dog climb on a wooden reproduction of a rare Fink Truss bridge? (page 113)
No Dogs!
Is there any more dispiriting day for a dog owner than driving to a new park and encountering the dreaded ÒNO DOGSÓ sign? THE 55 BEST PLACES TO HIKE WITH YOUR DOG IN THE PHILADELPHIA REGION lists 37 parks that don't welcome dogs. Also packed inside these 192 pages are...
...local beach regulations for dogs
...tips on outfitting your dog for a hike
...tips on practicing low impact hiking with your dog
...a complete listing of area dog parks
THE 55 BEST PLACES TO HIKE WITH YOUR DOG IN THE PHILADELPHIA REGION also features the whimsical drawings of Andrew Chesworth.
The days are getting longer and we're sure you'll want to get out and explore the nature center where you can chance to spot a river otter (page 89), climb with your dog on old duPont estate stone walls crafted by Italian masons (page 33), wander among the fake buildings and play fetch in the front yard from the movie set of Oprah Winfrey's Beloved (page 29)...« less