Day & Overnight Hikes: Rocky Mountain National Park - Choosing hikes from the 359 miles of hiking trails and 200 backcountry sites found in the Rocky Mountain National Park is a major mission. This new book by Kim Lipker helps hikers and vacationers discover the best the Park has to offer and get on the trail faster.

Day & Overnight Hikes:
Rocky Mountain National Park
Whether engaging in daylong hikes, camping out or just exploring the natural beauty of the Rocky Mountain National Park, ‘Day & Overnight Hikes: Rocky Mountain National Park’ offers in-depth information for hikes that match a variety of interests and skill levels. 

Rocky Mountain National Park is the living showcase of the grandeur of the Rockies, with elevations ranging from 8,000 feet in the valleys to 14, 259 feet at the top of Longs Peak. The Park draws 3 million visitors per year with countless outdoor experiences and adventures. Choosing the best day and overnight hikes from the 359 miles of hiking trails and 200 backcountry sites is a major mission. Featuring 198 pages, ‘Day & Overnight Hikes: Rocky Mountain National Park’ lets hikers and vacationers discover the best the Park has to offer and get on the trail faster.  Author Kim Lipker has selected 30 trails that will appeal to the casual hiker as well as the serious trail hound. Fully up-to-date information and comprehensive maps make the trip a breeze and allow hikers the chance to do what they want to do most—get out there and enjoy all the area has to offer.

From a day hike to Emerald Lake to an overnight hike to Longs Peak, ‘Day & Overnight Hikes: Rocky Mountain National Park’ provides a complete guide that includes the information hikers need to get the most out of the trails, including GPS-based trail maps and elevation profiles, directions to all 30 trailheads and trail description, ratings on landscape, difficulty, trail conditions, amount of solitude and accessibility for children. Besides the hiking trails, this gem of a book also includes useless information about the Park’s beautiful mountain peaks and waterfalls, picnic spots, cold lakes, and wildlife.

From Mummy Range to Wild Basin Area, Trail Ridge Road to North Inlet Area, ‘Day & Overnight Hikes: Rocky Mountain National Park’ is an indispensable guide for hikers.  Designed to fit easily into a back pocket or daypack, this user friendly manual is a great tool for anyone out to see the elk rut in autumn, the summer blooms on the hillside, the thundering falls in spring, or the white-blanketed calm of the forest in winter.  Whether engaging in daylong hikes, camping out or just exploring the natural beauty of the Park, ‘Day & Overnight Hikes: Rocky Mountain National Park’ offers in-depth information for hikes that match a variety of interests and skill levels. Kim Lipker’s ‘Recommended Hikes’ include summit hikes, historic hikes, lake hikes, river hikes, waterfall hikes, meadow hikes, above tree line hikes, most difficult hikes, moderate hikes, easiest hikes, poor trail condition hikes, solitude hikes, children-friendly hikes, loop or balloon hikes, and hikes according to mileage. Kim’s introduction to the book offers useful advice on temperature and weather, altitude sickness, first aid and general safety, hiking and camping tips for children,  animal and plant hazards, trail and camping etiquette.

Kim Lipker is an outdoor guidebook author and writes a parenting magazine column. She travels Colorado extensively and grew up near Rocky Mountain National Park. She is the author of 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Denver and Boulder; The Best in Tent Camping: Colorado, 4th Edition; and a Rocky Mountain bed-and-breakfast guide. She lives with her family in Fort Collins.