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#
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Date
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State
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Hike
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Mileage
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Start
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Finish
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Terrain
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Brief Route Description
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1
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Thursday 9/15/05
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Oregon
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Forest Park: Wildwood Trail
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32.6
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2365 NW Irving St.
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Newberry Road
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Sidewalk; forest; dirt trail; well marked; traverse
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Start at Cave Dog's house at NW 24th and Irving; take 24th Street;
at junction with Burnside take stairs to the Holocaust Memorial; through
the Rose Garden; taking SW Kingston Drive to the Vietnam Memorial and the
start of the Wildwood Trail until its end at Newberry Road |
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2
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Saturday 9/17/05
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Washington
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Pacific Crest Trail: Snoqualmie Pass
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31.1
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Snoqualmie Pass
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Kachess Campground
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Forest; dirt; rocky; rooty; brushy; 5700 highest elevation; above
treeline; traverse
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Take Pacific Crest Trail from Snoqualmie Pass to side down and back
to Spectacle Lake Trail back to PCT due a short .2 miles down and back
up the PCT than head in the reverse direction down the PCT to Trail 1331
around lake to Trail 1312 to Kachess Campground. |
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3
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Monday 9/19/05
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Alaska
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Historic Iditarod Trail
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32.0
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Intersection of Alyeska Highway and Seward Highway
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Eagle River Nature Center
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Glaciers; tundra; rocks; dirt; roots; above treeline; rain forest;
alpine; well marked; traverse
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Start at Girdwood to Crow Pass Trailhead head up to the pass (sea level
to 3600) and a long downhill to end; at 13 miles ford a significant river;
finish at the Eagle River Nature Center. |
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4
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Wednesday 9/21/05
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Hawaii
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Na Pali Coast: Kalalau Trail
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Kalalau Trailhead
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Kalalau Trailhead
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Some stream crossings difficult if raining; dirt; waterfalls; down
and back
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5
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Saturday 9/24/05
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California
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San Francisco: Marin Headlands/Golden Gate
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31.3
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Morning Sun Trailhead
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Coit Tower
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Dirt trail; sidewalks; traverse
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Hiking trails in Marin Headlands to Golden Gate Bridge to Lincoln Street
to Land's End to Seal Rocks to Cliff House to Great Highway to Golden Gate
Park to Twin Peaks to Haight Ashbury to Presidio to Fort Point to Golden
Gate Promenade to Palace of Fine Arts Theatre to Marina to Fort Mason to
Fisherman's Wharf; Pier 39 (seals) (possible kayak to Alcatraz) to Ghirardelli
Square to Lombard Street to Chinatown to Coit Tower |
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6
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Sunday 9/25/05
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Nevada
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Ruby Crest Trail
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Lamoille Canyon
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Overland Lake
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Ridge run; lakes; forest; above treeline; 11;000 (Liberty Pass);
dirt; some rocks; well marked; traverse
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Start out about 8000 feet at Lamoille Canyon. Climb over liberty
Pass at 11;000; lots of alpine lakes; quick drop with switchbacks to Overland.
On Ruby Crest the whole way. |
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7
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Tuesday 9/27/05
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Utah
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Zion National Park: The Narrows/West Rim Trail
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34-36?
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Chamberlain's Ranch Trailhead
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Lava Point Trailhead
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In river; river bottom is uneven; dirt trail; dirt; traverse
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The Narrows (downstream; actually in the stream; as much as chest deep
in water; for much of 16 miles) continue downstream until the Grotto; Walters
Wiggles; Angels Landing (short down and back); West Rim Trail (14.4 miles)
(On the West Rim Trail take the longer route to the west) |
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8
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Friday 9/30/05
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Arizona
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Grand Canyon National Park: Rim to Rim
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31.1
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Hermits Rest
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North Kaibab Trailhead
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Dirt trail; traverse
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From the South Rim start at Hermits Rest, hike on the West Rim Trail
to the trailhead of the South Bright Angel Trail; descend off the South
Rim to the bottom of the Canyon heading east on the River Trail to
the Colorado River; head out of the Canyon on the North Kaibab Trail. |
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9
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Saturday 10/1/05
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New Mexico
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Continental Divide Trail: El Malpais National Monument: Zuni-Acoma
Trail
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31.1
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Rt. 117/Zuni-Acoma Trailhead
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Chain of Craters Backcountry Byway
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Difficult sharp Aa lava flows with difficult routefinding and backcountry
dirt road and paved road; traverse
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Start at the trailhead of the Zuni-Acoma Trail at Rt 117; join the
Continental Divide Trail as it splits from the Zuni Acoma Trail; reach
the information center where the trail joins Rt 53; at the junction with
the Chain of Craters Backcountry Byway (Rt 42) go south until necessary
mileage has been reached. |
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10
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Monday 10/3/05
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Texas
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Beg Bend National Park: Outer Mountain Loop
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33.8?; others say about 30 miles
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Chisos Basin Visitor Center
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Chisos Basin Visitor Center
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Dirt trail; loop
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Pinnacles Trail (3.5 miles) to Boot Spring Trail (1.3 miles) to Juniper
Canyon Trail (6.2 miles) to Dobson Trail (12? or 14?) to Blue Creek Trail
(5.5 miles) to Lagoona Meadows Trail (3.3 miles) |
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11
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Tuesday 10/4/05
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Oklahoma
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Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge
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31.1
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West Gate off Highway 49
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Summit of Mt. Scott
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Bushwhack or cross country; rocky; fist size cobblestones; knee
high grass; dirt trails; dirt roads; traverse
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Start at the West side of the refuge and bushwhack to nine separate
trails that make up about 15 miles. Starting at West Gate heading
cross country southeast; between Elk Mountain and Twin Rocks Mountain;
heading south to the southern border; heading east on dirt road; head north
on Indiahoma Road to north portion of the Dog Hollow Trail System; head
south past Lost Lake through the Narrows to the southern border; follow
the Burma road east and north and around Quanah Mountain; north through
grasslands; swing around Quannah Parker Lake clockwise past visitor center;
generally heading northeast to the northern border passed Jed Johnson Lake;
heading east to the summit of Mt. Scott. |
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12
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Wednesday 10/5/05
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Kansas
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Santa Fe Trail: Cimarron National Grassland
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31.1
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Murphy Trailhead
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On Road 700 1.75 miles east of Cimarron River Picnic Area
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Grass; prickly pear; flat; barb wired fence; two track; bushwhack;
traverse
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Start at Murphy Trailhead follow tall markers in the grass that designate
the Sante Fe Trail to the Conestoga Trailhead (19 miles); go south until
the trees or depending on the terrain Road 600; head upriver to the west
until the Wilburton Pond area; pick up the Turkey Trail if it can be seen;
otherwise continue heading downstream probably on the south side until
the Cimarron Recreation Area where the Turkey Trail turns into a two track;
follow the track until about 1.75 before the Cimarron River Picnic Area. |
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13
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Friday 10/7/05
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Colorado
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Great Sand Dunes National Park: Sand Ramp Trail
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31.1
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At treeline on Rt 583
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At Park Headquarters on Rt 150
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Dirt; rocky; sand; bushwhack across dunes; after dunes across rolling
sandhills; road; traverse
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Start as Rt 583 enters the trees; head west to Mosca Pass (1 mile);
down Mosca Pass Trail (3.1 miles) to Willington Ditch Trail (0.9 miles)
to Campground Loop 2 (0.4 miles) to Sand Ramp Trail (11.4 miles); at end
of trail bushwhack due south across the Star Dune Complex (1.6 miles);
continue south just west of dunes until hit fence (7.8 miles); run east
along fence until Rt 150 (2.8 miles); head northeast to Park Headquarters
(2.1 miles). |
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14
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Sunday 10/9/05
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Wyoming
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Wind Rivers Range: Cirque of the Towers
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Big Sandy Trailhead
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Big Sandy Trailhead
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Wooded; heavy timber; scree; exposed granite; dirt; rock; well
marked except bushwhack; loop
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15
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Tuesday 10/11/05
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Idaho
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Clearwater National Forest: Lewis and Clark's Route
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Imnamatnoon Likoolam (Grizzly Bear Saddle)
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Rt 107/Rt500 Junction
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Dirt trail and dirt road; traverse
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Will be following the Lolo Motorway that is braided with hiking trails
from its junction with Rt 569 to the Junction with Route 107 |
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16
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Wednesday 10/12/05
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Montana
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Bob Marshall Wilderness: Chinese Wall
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Benchmark
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Benchmark
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Very mountainous with big valleys; dirt; dusty; brushy; only a
few trail signs
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17
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Friday 10/14/05
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North Dakota
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park: Maah Daah Hey Trail
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33.4
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Rt 825
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Magpie Camp
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Bentonite(?) clay; badlands; few trees; canyons; well marked; traverse
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On the Maah Daah Hey Trail the whole way; except for a short spur to
Magpie Camp. Pass by the China Wall and the Ice Caves. |
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18
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Saturday 10/15/05
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South Dakota
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Badlands National Park: Yellow Mounds Formations
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31.5
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Door/Window Parking Lot
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Stage Creek Primitive Campground
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Bushwhack; badlands; native prairie; juniper grove; traverse
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Trail traverses the North Unit of the Park and Wilderness Area.
Start at the Door/Window Parking Lot on the Castle Trail to the Old NE
Road take the Medicine Root Trail and back onto the Castle Trail; before
it intersects the Loop Road head out into the backcountry in a northwest
direction to Dillon Pass and the Yellow Mounds area; descend the badlands
heading south crossing the Loop Road; after a mile start rounding west;
then northwest to Deer Haven; follow the Sage creek to the Sage Creek Primitive
Campground. |
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19
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Sunday 10/16/05
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Nebraska
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Oregon Trail
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Facus Springs Parking Lot
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Summit of Scott's Bluff
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Shoulder of the road
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Major Oregon Trail landmarks: Chimney Rock and Scott's Bluff. |
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20
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Monday 10/17/05
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Iowa
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Wabash Trace Nature Trail
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31.1
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Junction of Barrus Road and the trail
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Junction of Rt 59 and the trail
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Rails to trails; crushed limestone; well mark; traverse
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On the Wabash Trace Nature Trail the whole way; starting in Mineola
and ending near Shenandoah. |
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21
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Wednesday 10/19/05
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Minnesota
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Superior Hiking Trail: Caribou Lake
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31.7 miles plus Canoe
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Caribou Lake
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Cook County 1
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Dirt; well marked; traverse
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Start at Caribou Lake with a canoe paddle. Then head to Cook
County 1. All on the same trail. |
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22
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Friday 10/21/05
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Wisconsin
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Ice Age Trail: Northern Kettle Moraine: Greenbush Section
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31.6
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Highway H
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Highway P
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Open areas; wooded areas; grassy areas; rolling; dirt; well marked;
traverse
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On the Ice Age Trail the whole way from Highway H to P. |
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23
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Sunday 10/23/05
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Illinois
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American Discovery Trail: Illinois & Michigan Canal Trail
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34.0
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Joliet at Brandon Street
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Seneca at IL 170
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Asphalt and crushed gravel; flat; traverse
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24
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Tuesday 10/25/05
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Indiana
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Knobstone Trail
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32?
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Deam Lake
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Elk Creek Lake Trailhead
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A lot of small up and downs; dirt; forest; creek crossing could
be dry; well marked; not many water spots; traverse
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Start Deam Lake on the Knobstone Trial finish at New Chapel. |
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25
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Thursday 10/27/05
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Michigan
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North Country Trail: Manistee National Forest
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31.5
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Nine Mile Bridge
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Marilla Trailhead
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Dirt; mature oak forest; well marked; dirt road; rolling; traverse
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On the North Country Trail whole; travel northbound. Starting
at Nine Mile Bridge. Passing through Udell Hills; Blacksmith Bayou;
and Eddington Creek; near Little Manistee River; ending at Marilla Trailhead. |
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26
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Saturday 10/29/05
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Ohio
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Buckeye Trail: Old Man's Cave
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31.1
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Point 10
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Between Point 28 and Point 29
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Passed waterfalls; caves; gorge; dirt; dirt and gravel roads; rolling;
rocky path; well marked; traverse
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Start just off Rt 33 at Point 10. On Buckeye Trail the whole way. After
reaching Point 28 continue on County Road 17 (Pretty Run) for .6 miles
to reach necessary mileage. |
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27
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Sunday 10/30/05
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Missouri
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Ozark Trail: Taum Sauk
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33.0
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Highway 21 Trailhead
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Highway A Trailhead
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Dirt; cherty; igneous glades; small rock outcroppings; rocky; hardwood
forest; well mark; rolling; traverse
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On the Ozark Trail the whole way; eastbound. |
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28
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Monday 10/31/05
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Arkansas
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Buffalo River Trail
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31.1
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South Boxley
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Junction with an old road and unmarked County Road 79
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Rocky; forested; not marked but not hard to follow; trail junctions
are marked; traverse
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On the Buffalo River Trail almost the whole way. Mile checks
at Steele Creek Campground (12.6); Kyles Landing Campground (20.9); Erbie
Campground (28.4). After passing Erbie; continue down the trail to
Adair Cemetery; then divert off the Buffalo River Trail on an old road
for half a mile; finishing at the junction with unmarked County Road 79. |
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29
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Tuesday 11/1/05
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Mississippi
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Natchez Trace
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31.3
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West Florida Boundary pull off
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River Bend Area
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Dirt trail; swampy areas; silty sandy soil; mostly flat; traverse
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Start at West Florida Boundary pull off (mile post 107.9) heading north
to Yockanookany pull off and picnic area (mile post 130.9); 23 miles; backtrack
to River Bend Area (milepost 122.6) |
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30
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Wednesday 11/2/05
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Louisiana
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Mississippi River Levee/French Quarter
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Chalmette on eastside of the river
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Kenner
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Start in Chalmette on eastside of the river to battle of New Orleans
Battlefield through the French Quarter through Moon Walk cross Canal Street
to Autobahn Park ending at about Kenner. |
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31
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Thursday 11/3/05
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Florida
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Florida Trail: Apalachicola National Forest: Bradwell Bay
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31.3
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Porter Lake Campground (County Road 368)
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Forest Road 356 (Just off of Rt 319)
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Dirt and swamp; wading in water; well marked; traverse
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On the Florida trail the whole way; heading east: 8.3 miles start
wading through swamp; 12.0 miles Monkey Creek; usually the deepest section;
13.8 trail dries up; 21.5 miles Monkey Creek again; bridge is out. |
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32
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Saturday 11/5/05
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Alabama
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Sipsey Wilderness
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31.1
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Sipsey Trailhead
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Sipsey Trailhead
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High sandstone bluffs; creeks; hemlock tree and pine forest; not
marked; trail junctions are mostly signed; dirt; sandy dirt; wagon roads;
loop
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Start at the Sipsey Trailhead take Trail 200 (2.7 miles) to wagon road
224 (0.5 miles) to Trail 207 (4.6 miles) to wagon road 208 (.5 miles) to
Trail 210 (7.3 miles) wagon road 223 (1.5 miles) to wagon road 208 (3.0
miles) to Trail 206 (3.7 miles) to Trail 209 (6.7 miles) to Trail 200 (.6
miles) back to Sipsey Trailhead |
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33
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Sunday 11/6/05
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Georgia
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Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
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31.4
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Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center
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Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center
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Combine a 20 miles loop around the battlefield with a 11 miles inner
loop. |
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34
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Monday 11/7/05
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Tennessee
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Cumberland Trail: River Gorge Segment
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32.2
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Signal Point Trailhead
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Tower Road Trailhead
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Woodland duff; rock; dirt; well marked; traverse
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Signal Point to Indian Rock House (12.8 miles); remain next to river
to Snoopers' Rock Overlook (2.7 miles); continuing next to Natural Bridge
(2.8 miles) to Ransom Hollow Overlook (6.9 miles) to Hemlock Branch Campsite
(1.3 miles) to Mullen's Cove Overlook (0.3 miles) to Tower Road (5.4 miles) |
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35
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Tuesday 11/8/05
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South Carolina
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Mountain Bridge Wilderness State Natural Area
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31.4
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Caesar's Head State Park
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Caesar's Head State Park
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Dirt; woods road; well marked; rolling; escarpment; gorge; loop
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Start at Caesars Head State Park Visitor Center follow Frank Coggins
Trail down to Naturaland Trust Trail. When Naturalands meets Pinnacle
Pass Trail do a 24.7 mile outer loop of the area going counter clockwise:
Pinnacle Pass to Rim of the Gap to Jones Gap divert off of outer loop taking
smaller loop using Coldspring Branch to Bill Kimball and back to Jones
Gap to Raven Cliff Falls to Gum Gap to Naturaland Trust to Frank Coggins
Trail to the Caesars Head State Park Visitor Center. |
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36
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Thursday 11/10/05
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North Carolina
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Sauratown Trail
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Upper Parking Lot of Hanging Rock State Park
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Hauser Road Parking Lot at Pilot Mountain State Park
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Hilly; dirt; well marked; traverse
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37
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Saturday 11/12/05
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Kentucky
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Mammoth Caves National Park
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31.5
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Raymer Hollow Trailhead
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Visitor Center
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Cave exploring; shoulder of the road; dirt; old county road; well
marked; traverse.
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Raymer Hollow Trail to Collie Ridge Trail (4.7 miles) to Good Spring
Loop (2.3 miles) to Sal Hollow Trail (1.8 miles) to Maple Springs Trailhead
and North Entrance Road (8.7 miles) to ferry (3.0 miles) to Echo River
Springs Trail to River Styx Trail (1.1 miles) past Historic Entrance to
Visitor Center (0.8 miles) to Wild Cave Tour to Frozen Niagara Entrance
and East Entrance Road (5.0 miles) to Visitor Center (4.1 miles) |
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38
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Sunday 11/13/05
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Virginia
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Massanutten Trail-East
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32.6
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Elizabeth Furnace Picnic Area (Junction with Rt 678)
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Crisman Hollow Road
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Very rocky; lots of elevation changes; traverse
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Orange blazed Massanutten Mountain Trail |
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39
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Monday 11/14/05
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West Virginia
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Monongahela National Forest: Dolly Sods
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32.2
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Bear Rocks
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Bear Rocks
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Varied; rocky to muddy to mountainous to bogs; some wide creek
crossings; loop
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Bear Rocks Trail to Raven Ridge Trail to Rocky Ridge Trail to Black
Bird Knob Trail to Red Creek Trail to Breathed Mt Trail to Big Stone Coal
Trail to out and back to the Lions Head on Rocky Point Trail to Dunkenbarger
Trail to Little Stone Coal to Red Creek Trail to Black Bird Knob Trail
to Upper Red Creek Trail to Dobbin Grade to Bear Rocks Trail. |
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40
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Tuesday 11/15/05
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Maryland
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Green Ridge State Forest
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31.2
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Old Town Rd
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Rt 51 at Big Run
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First 1/3 picturesque with short steep climbs and descents. Second
1/3 walking stream side; easy hills. Final leg mostly stream walking with
one hill and some ridge walking. Over 24 stream crossings.
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All blazes white. Long Pond Trail to Pine Lick Trail to Twin Oaks Trail;
return on Pine Lick Trail to Deep Run-Big Run Trail to Log Roll Trail to
finish. |
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41
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Thursday 11/17/05
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Delaware
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Beach Walk/American Discovery Trail
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31.5-33?
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The South end of Delaware Seashore State Park
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In the Town ofMilton
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Sand; pavement; traverse
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Bethany Beach walk 17 miles along the Atlantic Ocean beaches heading
north (be careful of high tide) to Cape Henlopen State Park to American
Discovery Trail to 3 miles short of Milton. |
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42
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Friday 11/18/05
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New Jersey
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New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail
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31.5-33?
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In Ocean City; where East Newcastle meets the beach
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Cape May Lighthouse
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Sand and some pavement; traverse
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Walking along beaches on barrier islands; taking bridges between islands-Ocean
City to Cape May Lighthouse |
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43
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Sunday 11/20/05
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Pennsylvania
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Allegheny Front Trail
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31.1
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Black Moshannon Creek Rd and Rt 504
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Rt 504
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Mix of Creek Side Walking; Gentle Hills; 3 mile strenuous; rocky
section in the middle with lots of steep ascents and descents. Last 10
miles fairly flat with boardwalks through an amazing swamp/bog; loop
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AFT blazed Orange; Shingle Mill and Upper Rock Run Trails blazed Blue.
Black Moshannon Creek Rd for a short distance to Shingle Mill Trail to
AFT to Upper Rock Run Trail to AFT to Moss Hanne Trail to the Bog Trail
(all boardwalk) to West Side Road. In a few yard stake Hay Road Trail to
Rt 504. |
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44
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Monday 11/21/05
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Vermont
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Appalachian Trail
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31.6
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Inn at Long Trail
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Joe Ranger Road
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Dirt; well marked; traverse
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Start at the Inn at Long Trail on Rt 4 take the Sherburne Pass Trail
to the Appalachian Trail (.5 miles) head east to Joe Ranger Road |
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45
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Tuesday 11/22/05
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New Hampshire
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Monadnock Sunapee Greenway Trail
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31.6+
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White Dot Trailhead
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Advent Church
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Climb peak; rolling hills; dirt trail; old dirt road; forested;
traverse
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Start near Monadnock State Park Headquarters and take the White Dot
Trail to summit of Monadnock (2.0 miles) to Monadnock Sunapee Greenway
Trail over Pitcher Mountain to Advent Church (29.6+ miles) |
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46
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Wednesday 11/23/05
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Maine
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Mount Desert Island Peaks
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31.3
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Water's edge below Gorham Mountain Trail parking lot
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Water's edge at Seal Cove
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Dirt; carriage road; some roads; bushwhack; paddle; a lot
of vertical; 32 peaks; well marked; traverse
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Scale 32 peaks; all of the peaks over 500 feet on Mount Desert Island.
Start at the ocean on West side of the Island and finish at the ocean on
the East side. |
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47
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Friday 11/25/05
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Massachusetts
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Freedom Trail/Paul Revere's Route
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33.7
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Boston Tea Party Ship
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Thoreau's House
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Sidewalks and bike paths; traverse
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Start at the Boston Tea Party Ship taking Congress; Atlantic; Essex;
Boylston; Arlington cross Boston Public Garden and Boston Common via bike
path; Beacon; Joy; Smith CT to African Freedom House taking Black Heritage/Freedom
Trail to City Square Park taking Main; Austin; Gilmore Bridge; Charles
River Bike Path to Anderson Bridge (Cambridge) taking J. F. Kennedy; Garden
to Alewife Station taking Minuteman Commuter Bikeway to Mass Ave.; Battle
Road Trail; Lexington Road to Concord Museum continuing on Lexington Road;
Bedford; Monument to North Bridge Park taking Main; Walden; Walden Pond
Trail to Thoreau's House. |
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48
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Saturday 11/26/05
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Rhode Island
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Wampanoag Trail/Urban Walk
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32.4
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King Philip's Chair
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State House
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Sidewalks and bike paths; traverse
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King Philip's Chair taking Tower; Metacomet; State through Bristol
to waterfront taking East Bay Bike Path to Gano; Wickenden; Benefit; College
through Brown University Main Green to Lincoln Field and Soldier's Arch
to Thayer; George back to Main Green down College; Benefit; North Main;
Canal through Roger Williams National Memorial to Steeple; Memorial; Westminister;
Dorrace (Arcade); Weybossett passing by City hall and ending at the State
House. |
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49
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Sunday 11/27/05
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Connecticut
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Appalachian Trail
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32.3
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Undermountain Trailhead
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Pine Knob Loop Trailhead
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Dirt trail; traverse
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CT41/Undermountain Trailhead to Undermountain Trail (side trail) (1.1
miles) to Paradise Lane to (2.1 miles) to AT head northbound (.7 miles)
to Savages Ravine backtrack AT southbound to Summit Bear Mountain (1.4
miles) to Connecticut 41 (6.0 miles) to Rt 7/CT 112 (10.8 miles) to Pine
Knob Loop Trail (9.5 miles) to Rt 7 at Housatonic Meadows State Campground
(.7 miles) |
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50
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Monday 11/28/05
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New York
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Adirondacks: Bob Marshall's 14 Peak Route
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34.6
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The Garden
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ADK Loj
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Dirt; rocky; muddy trail; many summits; well marked; traverse
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Start at The Garden taking Trail 15 summiting Big Slide (3.7 miles)
down 13 to 1 (2.1 miles) to JBL (.3 miles) take 6 to 4 (1.1 miles) to 5
(.9 miles) summiting Lower Wolfjaw and back to 4 (1.0 miles) summiting
Upper Wolfjaw; Armstrong; and Gothics to 9 (3.5 miles) summiting Saddleback
and Basin to 6 (2.7 miles) summiting Haystack and back to 9 (1.2 miles)
to 1 (.5 miles) summiting Marcy (1.3 miles) down 121 to 122 (.8 miles)
summiting Skylight and back to 121 (1.0 miles) to Lake Colden taking 69
(3.8 miles) to 71 (.4+ miles) to 66 (1.7 miles) summiting Iroquois and
back to 71 (1.4 miles) summiting Algonquin to 64 (.4 miles) to 65 (.9 miles)
summiting Wright and back to 64 (.8 miles) to 61 (2.1 miles) to the ADK
Loj (1.0 miles) up 77 summiting Mt. Jo taking the Short Trail (.9 miles)
and back down the Long Trail to the ADK Loj (1.1 miles) |