Hawaii Trails: Walks Strolls and Treks on the Big Island (Hawaii Trails: Walks, Strolls & Treks on the Big Island)

Not an update of the 2006 edition. We got this 2 times expecting it to be 2018. In another words an update. Not so. It's the same 2006 edition.It's a good book just don't expect it to be updated and buy because of the 2018 in the description. I don't expect Amazon to correct this since it's coming from a 3rd party vendor.

I was skeptical about ordering the Kindle version of a hiking book, since reference books are not always very navigable/searchable in an electronic format. However, this one was linked internally quite well, and we used it to very good advantage while traveling to Hawaii without a laptop or smartphone,etc.

Some nice hikes. A bit out of date on island infrastructure (written before the saddle road was rebuilt).

It's got a few flaws, but this is the best hiking guide I could find for the Big Island. The author lays out 58 easy to tough hikes organized geographically. Each is clearly presented with consistent summary information and the text is generally well written. You can tell Morey has done most, if not all, of them. There is also a pleasant balance of information on everything from the Hawaiian language to local historic events. While she's opinionated at times, she lets you know that she's giving her opinion. As for improvements, the guide could use more detailed maps (many hikes have no map) and, I fear, will age too quickly given changes in roads, lava flows, and restrictions on 4WD vehicles. I'm not sure she can do much about the latter except keep putting out new editions.By the way, everyone, including Morey, says the Kilauea Iki hike (#28 in the book) is the best on the island, I don't know about that but it is a darn good hike. Combine it with Thurston Lava Tube (#29) and that is a couple hours you'll remember for a very long time.

One of the most thourough books on BI hiking.

this was a gift for my son in law and daughter , who are avid hikers. We are all heading to the Big Island in June. It seems perfect, and they are excited.

Excellent resource. We went to Hawaii for our honeymoon and wanted to do some treks and visit spots that are not necessarily on the tourist map. The book opened up a whole aspect of Hawaii we would not have known about.

Wordy, wordy, wordy, few illustrations no photographs, maps are hand drawn and extremely simplistic. Author offers opinions and interjects in ways that cuts into the fantasy you hold of the place, saying things like " remember this is an Island people live here ". Compared to Lonely Planet guide books, which are lavish with personal interviews, stunning photos, maps, bright colors and quality paper andconstruction by a teem of writers graphic artists photographers and book designers this book was done by one person on a budget. A first for me- I ended up not using it. My 2 cents worth- buy something else.

Bought as a gift and was very well received

Guide was in very good condition as stated and excellent value