Best Hikes Detroit and Ann Arbor features the absolute best hikes in the greater Detroit area. Each featured trail is perfect for the urban dweller and suburbanite hard-pressed to find outdoor activities close to home. Best Hikes Detroit and Ann Arbor provides the latest information to plan a customized trip: 41 of the area's best hikes, suited to every ability, Green tips to minimize impact on the trails and sidebars showcasing the area's history, geology, flora, and fauna, Mile-by-mile directional cues and detailed directions to the trailheads. This guide leads you through forests, over streams, and along lakeshores to the best outdoor adventures in the area: Explore the wetlands of the Scio Woods Preserve, Witness the wildlife in the Dauner Martin Sanctuary, Enjoy views of Prince Lake. A native of Michigan, Matt Forster has traveled all over the Midwest, New England, and the Rocky Mountains writing and exploring. He is also the author of Colorado: An Explorer's Guide and Backroads & Byways of Michigan. Book jacket.