Day Hiking Trails: Latest ‘Hittin’ the Trail’ guide focuses on St. Croix scenic riverway

Monday, April 7, 2014

Latest ‘Hittin’ the Trail’ guide focuses on St. Croix scenic riverway

My 15th book and the latest of my hiking guides went on sale this weekend. Hittin’ the Trail: Day Hiking the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway features more than 70 Minnesota and Wisconsin trails along the St. Croix and Namekagon rivers. The National Park Service riverway runs more than 250 miles from Prescott, Wis., north to near Solon Springs, Wis., and east from the Danbury, Wis., area to near Cable, Wis. It boasts seven state parks on its shores. The book debuted at No. 26 on Amazon.com’s ebook bestseller list for Travel>Midwest on Saturday. It’s available for purchase online in paperback and ebook.

Find out about trail guidebooks available in the Hittin’ the Trail series.

Meet the Author

My name is Rob Bignell. I'm a long-time hiker, journalist and editor. My son Kieran and I have been hiking together for the past decade. Before Kieran, I taught middle school students in New Mexico and Wisconsin, served as an infantryman in the Army National Guard, and worked in newspapers. I've won several journalism awards, from editorial writing to sports reporting. In 2001, The Prescott Journal, which I served as managing editor of, was named Wisconsin’s Weekly Newspaper of the Year. Currently I own and operate an online editing business, Inventing Reality Editing Service. After spending several years in Southern California, my son and I now live in Wisconsin on the scenic Red Cedar River.