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

by David A. Steinberg

Overview

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 who has the desire to explore—Hiking the Road to Ruins includes many new ruins and historic sites to see: remnants of the two World’s Fairs in Queens, mysterious stone chambers scattered about northern Westchester County, winter adventuring in Harriman, and quarries that contain amazing artifacts. 


In this new edition, Steinberg adds four additional chapters and has revised throughout the book to include detailed directions, GPS coordinates to specific sites, a hand-drawn map, and suggestions for the optimal time and season to visit. Having led many types of hikes and trips over the past fifteen years, Steinberg leaves no part of the trip unplanned. He even suggests ideal conditions for outings. An overcast day, for instance, sets up the haunted atmosphere appropriate for visiting a water tower in Mountainside, New Jersey, that has links to a murder-suicide in the 1970s. 


Newcomers will gain experience as they make their way through the book, which includes a chapter on equipment and safety, detailed instructions on how to program a hand-held Global Positioning System receiver, and a glossary of terms. 


Both a practical guide and a creative chronicle, Hiking the Road to Ruins will inspire everyone to hit the trail in search of adventure.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813565842
Publisher:	Rutgers University Press
Publication date:	02/12/2015
Series:	Rivergate Regionals Collection
Edition description:	Second Edition, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
Pages:	232
Sales rank:	1,130,184
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	16 - 18 Years

About the Author

DAVID A. STEINBERG is a life-long resident of the New York City area and has been a paid leader of hikes for fifteen years. 

Table of Contents

Prologue

Preparation

Leading and Not Leading Hikes

Using GPS

1.                  The Army Tunnels

2.                  Beacon Mountain Casino

3.                  The Boston Harbor Islands

4.                  The C & O Canal

5.                  Camp Hero

6.                  The Cornish Estate

7.                  Cranberry Lake Preserve

8.                  Dennytown Mines

9.                  Doodletown

10.              Dunderburg Spiral Railway

11.              Great Camp Santanoni

12.              Harriman Ruins in Winter

13.              Island Pond Ranger Cabin

14.              Mines! All mines!

15.              Mount Hope Historical Park

16.              Overlook Mountain House

17.              The Pergola

18.              Ramapo Valley County Reservation

19.              The Roomy Mine

20.              The Stone Chambers of Mead Farm

21.              Sylvan Glen Preserve

22.              Two World’s Fairs

23.              Watchung Reservation

24.              West Point Foundry

25.              Places That Aren’t Mentioned in this Book