Local Hiking and Biking books

If you'll be spending the last weeks of summer close to home, the Library can help you find lots of ideas for local adventures. Here are just a few of the guidebooks that can help you make the most of your next "staycation."

 -Creaky Knees Guide Northern California: The 80 best easy Hikes by Ann Marie Brown. Includes maps, driving directions and details on elevation gains.

-In addition to trail descriptions, Laure Latham's Best Hikes with Kids: San Francisco Bay Area discusses safety and environmental awareness, suggest good hikes for dogs and strollers and much more.

-Northern California Biking from the Moon Outdoors series provides details on popular and less-traveled routes in the Bay Area, wine country, Tahoe and Yosemite.