Guides

I have been a section hiker for 5 years now and have found a new passion on the trail. I must tell you that your guide books and maps far exceed any I have used.

S. Sauro
Burtonsville MD

PATC Guidebooks are the definitive references to the backcountry in the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. In many cases, PATC wrote, produced, and published the first guides ever to appear on store shelves. Since the first editions appeared, authors have progressively built on the information in each book to produce the guides that are available today, continuing a tradition that started in the late 1920's.

You might have had trouble finding some of the more popular guidebooks in our series in your local outdoor shops - but not anymore. All our guides are available here, and ready to order. Perhaps there are a few you didn't even know existed. Please take a moment to fully scan our list.

To round out the offerings in our guidebook section, we also offer guides to other popular areas in our region. While these guides are not published by PATC, they do offer the best source of information in their respective areas.

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PATC GUIDEBOOKS AND SETS

PB100 Appalachian Trail Guide Book #6 - Maryland and Northern Virginia

PB110 Appalachian Trail Guide Set #6 (Appalachian Trail Guide Book to MD and Northern VA with Maps 5-6, 7 & 8)

PB120 Appalachian Trail Guide Book #7 - Shenandoah National Park

PB130 Appalachian Trail Guide Set #7 (Appalachian Trail Guide Book to Shenandoah National Park with Maps 9, 10 & 11)

PB135 Guide to Great North Mountain Hiking Trails

PB140 Massanutten Guide Set (Guide to Massanutten Mountain Hiking Trails with Maps G & H)

PC100 Circuit Hikes in Shenandoah National Park

XX520 The 18 Cabins of Old Rag -- A Field Guide for Bushwackers

PC110 Circuit Hikes in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania

PC115 Hikes in Western Maryland

PC116 The Tuscarora Trail: A Guide to the North Half in MD and PA

PC117 The Tuscarora Trail: A Guide to the South Half in WV and VA

PC120 Hikes in the Washington Region: Part A - Montgomery and Frederick Counties in Maryland

PC130 Hikes in the Washington Region: Part B - Northern Virginia Counties (2007 edition now available)

PC140 Hikes in the Washington Region: Part C - District of Columbia and Southern Maryland Counties

PC160 Guide to Massanutten Mountain Hiking Trails

PC180 Hiking Guide to the Pedlar District, George Washington National Forest

PB150 Pedlar Guide Set (Guide to the Pedlar District with Maps 12 & 13)

PC190 Climbers' Guide to the Great Falls of the Potomac

PC200 Carderock Past & Present: A Climbers Guide

OTHER GUIDEBOOKS AND SETS

XX100 Appalachian Trail Guide Set #1 - Maine

XX110 Appalachian Trail Guide Set #2 - New Hampshire and Vermont

XX120 Appalachian Trail Guide Set #3 - Massachusettes and Connecticut

XX130 Appalachian Trail Guide Set #4 - New York and New Jersey

XX140 Appalachian Trail Guide Set #5 - Pennsylvania

XX150 Appalachian Trail Guide Set #8 - Central Virginia

XX155 Appalachian Trail Guide Set #9 - Southwest Virginia

XX160 Appalachian Trail Guide Set #10 - Tennessee and North Carolina

XX170 Appalachian Trail Guide Set #11 - North Carolina and Georgia

XX180 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Washington D.C.

XX200 Pennsylvania Hiking Trails

XX190 Hiking Guide to Monongahela National Forest

XX740 Trails in Southwest Virginia

XX240 Walker's Guide to Harpers Ferry

XX250 184 Miles of Adventure (C&O Canal Towpath)

XX280 W&OD (Washington & Old Dominion) Railroad Trail Guide

XX710 The Insider's Guide to Virginia's Blue Ridge

XX770 Hikes to Waterfalls in the Shenandoah National Park

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