3 Lakes – AT Loop

  This loop hike in Clarence Fahnestock State Park forms a figure 8 with the 3 Lakes Trail (blue markers) and the Appalachian Trail (AT – white markers).  Starting from the Dennytown rod trailhead, follow the 3 Lakes trail north for .85 miles.  The trail goes onto Sunken Mine road for .2 miles where it […]

Bald Mountain Loop

    The Bald Mountain trail is located in Lehigh Gorge State Park. It is relatively level hiking through an old growth forest along a wide forest road. It is very picturesque the entire route with a few vista views of the Lehigh river near the end. From the parking are, follow the forest road […]

Appalachian Trail – Stokes South

This hike can be done in either direction (north or south) along the Appalachian Trail (AT).  This is a point to point hike, so either a shuttle driver or two cars is required.  We chose to leave a car at Culvers Gap parking are in Stokes State Forest and drive south into the Delaware Water […]

Iris Trail-AT Loop

Edit (block editor) There is two ways to access this loop.  From the north off of Route 23 or from the south at a small parking lot on Deckertown Turnpike.  This adventure is from the south.  The parking lot on Deckertown Turnpike can fit about 8-10 cars.  This is the access point for the Appalachian […]

Monument Loop via AT

The Monument Trail loop can be access from the Monumnet parking lot inside the park or from the trailhead parking are outside the park.  This adventure leaves from the AT parking lot just off route 23 before reaching the High Point State Park Office.  The parking lot is down an unmarked paved road.  At this […]

High Point State Park

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Corona Arch

Peek-a-boo/Spooky via Lower Dry Fork

  Over the years I have hiked this route many times.  This recent visit, I found that the Park Service did away with the original trailhead for this loop hike and greated two new trailheads, one from the Lower end of Dry Fork and another from the upper end of Dry Fork.  These new trailheads […]

Covered Wagon Natural Bridge

  I had never heard of this natural bridge before.  I came across it while looking at the directions for Cedar Arch.  Google maps has it clearly listed and reception is decent because you are only about 9 miles from the center of Escalante.  Center street in Escalante becomes Proctor Road as you head south […]