60 Hikes Within 60 Miles Washington, D.C. ─ Including Suburban and Outlying Areas of Maryland and Virginia

From Downtown through the suburbs to the mountains in the west and the marshlands in the east, the Washington metro area has something to offer anyone looking for a good hike.

Part of the most comprehensive hiking series in print, the 3rd edition of 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Washington, D.C. is a complete revision by local travel writers Rachel Cooper and Renee Sklarew. The new issue features a wider collection of trails specifically designed for day trips. With options that range from easy to challenging, families and serious hikers will find both inspiration and detailed information to guide their exploration of the many trails within roughly an hour’s drive of the metro area. Readers looking for new places to explore will discover a bounty of sites, some well-known and beloved, while others remain hidden gems ripe for exploration.

Get the most up-to-date hiking information in the new edition, such as 23 new hikes including metro and wheelchair accessible trails, revised routes with many loop trails, updated maps and new photos, detailed directions and information about hours, facilities and restrictions, descriptions of flora, fauna and wildlife hikers are likely to see, and options for additional activities and points of interest nearby.

Paul Elliott works as a writer/editor and plays primarily as a social and solo hiker. He has been leading hikes year-round in the Washington metro area and beyond since 1990, most recently for the Sierra Club and Appalachian Mountain Club. His forte is getting people with a taste for adventure to sample the pleasures and surprises of the area’s remarkable array of hiking opportunities.

Rachel Cooper is a freelance writer and has been the Washington, D.C., Expert for About.com since 2004. Rachel is also the author of the book Images of Rail - Union Station in Washington, D.C., and has written numerous articles for local and regional publications. She especially enjoys outdoor recreation, including hiking, biking, skiing, kayaking, and stand-up paddle boarding. She met her husband, Brian, through a local windsurfing club, and they have spent more than 25 years together seeking new adventures as they travel across the region and around the world.

Brian Cooper is a senior technogeek working for a major government information technology contractor in the Washington, D.C., metro area. His computer and geographic information system (GIS) skills drew him naturally to become the map maker for this project, where he soon learned to edit out the blunders and side trips to the porta potty. Brian is an avid skier, hiker, mountain biker, sailor, and drone pilot. Brian has enjoyed accompanying his wife, Rachel, on many explorations around the capital region to research historic sites, parks, and local attractions for her writing assignments.