Description: Experienced and novice hikers alike will benefit from the information in this updated and expanded edition of Hikers Guide to Oahu. It describes in detail 52 trails that will take you to Oahus lush valleys, cascading waterfalls, windswept ridges, and remote seacoasts. There are 10 new hikes and 8 trails from the previous edition are no longer open to the public.
Brief description: Stuart M. Ball, Jr., has been hiking in Hawai'i for more than thirty years. He is a hike coordinator for the Hawaiian Trail and Mountain Club and the author of The Hikers Guide to the Hawaiian Islands, The Hikers Guide to O'ahu, Native Paths to Volunteer Trails: Hiking and Trail Building on O'ahu, and The Backpackers Guide to Hawai'i. Retired from the Bank of Hawaii, he holds a BA from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Stanford University.
Review Quotes: "The strength of Ball's guides has always been his clear, detailed route descriptions. For example, when he says you'll encounter a grove of 'ohia trees three miles into a hike, you do."