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    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

    David A. Steinberg (Author)

    9780813565842

    Paperback / softback, published 12 February 2015

    232 pages, 24 maps, 80 photographs
    21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg

    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.

     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
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