June 2011 Blog Posts (4)

A hike in Doodletown had been on our list for awhile. Years ago we had ended up around that area during one of our pick-a-trail-as-we-go wanderings around Bear Mountain, and realized later we just had skirted the edge of the town. This time we were armed with maps that showed Doodletown in more… Continue

Yes, I did this hike twice, both on Saturday and again on Sunday.  For several reasons...

• Early on in the hike on Saturday morning my camera broke - had very few pictures of the hike
• I had done 17 and 14 mile hikes the last two times and 10 miles just didn't seem like enough
• It was a very easy, pleasant hike
• The weather forecast for Sunday changed for the better and it turned out to be nicer than Saturday
• It's only an hour drive for me and…

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So, originally I set out to hike the South loop of the Pinchot Trail but ended up on the North loop. Part of my mission for the day was to scout potential overnight spots on trail. The problem is the maps. Once I finally reached Bear Lake Road (2 1/2 drive up the PA  Tpk! Yuck!) I only found one parking area at the trailhead for the North loop. Even the PA DCNR map fails to point out the parking area on Bear Lake Rd at Tannery Rd (1/2 mile down) for the South loop. The map…

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We combined the Coppermines Trail, the AT, and Rattlesnake Swamp Trail to make a big loop, which serves up a bit-o-everything: streams, water cascades, mines (closed), ridge hiking with views of rural Jersey, a fire tower, lush trails, rhododendron tunnels, a swamp... very nice.



Coppermines Trail follows a stream for a lot of the way, and heads gradually…

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