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Joyce Kilmer District Central NJ Council Where To Go Hiking NEW JERSEY TRAILS .................................................................................................................................2 NEW YORK TRAILS ...................................................................................................................................5 PENNSYLVANIA TRAILS ............................................................................................................................6 WASHINGTON, DC TRAILS .......................................................................................................................8 VIRGINIA TRAILS ......................................................................................................................................8 MASSACHUSETTS TRAILS .........................................................................................................................9 MARYLAND TRAILS ................................................................................................................................10 SOUTH CAROLINA TRAILS ......................................................................................................................10 HIKING CLUBS ........................................................................................................................................10 Hiking – 1 Jeff Bross 6/30/2002 Joyce Kilmer District Where To Go Hiking Central NJ Council New Jersey Trails Contact Trail Comments Miles Appalachian Trail Appalachian Trail Conference 2000 Trail patch & certificate half-price for Boy Scouts (Georgia to Maine) PO Box 827 Harpers Ferry, WV 25425 304-535-6331 Appalachian Trail Central New Jersey Council 20.9 Trail patch available (Scout Camp to Scout Camp: 4315 US Highway 1 South Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852 KMSR to YCSR) 609-419-1600 609-419-4186 (Fax) Battle of Monmouth Scout Monmouth Council 10 Trail patch & medal: questionnaire Trail Deal and Monmouth Streets (Manalapan to Oakhurst, NJ) Oakhurst, NJ 07755 732-531-3636 Batona Trail Wharton State Forest Trail patch available from Botona Hiking Club:must hike at least 23 miles of trail (Lebenon & Wharton State Batso, NJ Forests) 609-561-0024 Cannonball Trail Northern New Jersey Council 17 Trail patch (Mahwah to Oakland, NJ) 25 Ramapo Valley Road Oakland, NJ 07436 201-677-1000 201-677-1020 (Fax) Cooper River Trail American Historical Trails 12 Trail patch & medal (Camden County, NJ) P.O. Box 769 Trail includes Barclay Homestead, Monroe, NC 28111 Hadrosaurus Dinosaur site, the Haddon House, and the grave of Walt Whitman. 704-282-1339 Delaware Water Gap Trails National Parks Service 2.5 to 7.5 (including Sun Fish Pond) River Road Bushkill, PA 18324 580-588-2451 Hiking – 2 Jeff Bross 6/30/2002 Joyce Kilmer District Where To Go Hiking Central NJ Council New Jersey Trails Contact Trail Comments Miles Jockey Hollow Trail Patriot’s Path Council 17.5 Trail medal: 250-word essay (Peapack-Gladstone to 12 Mt Pleasant Turnpike Morristown, NJ) Denville, NJ 07834 973-361-1800 Kittatinny Mountain Scout Central New Jersey Council 5, 10, Camp Trails Reservation 20 4315 US Highway 1 South Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852 609-419-1600 609-419-4186 (Fax) Millstone Valley Trail Central New Jersey Council 10 Trail patch: 100-word essay (Kingston to Manville, NJ) 4315 US Highway 1 South Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852 609-419-1600 609-419-4186 (Fax) Morris County Hiking Trails Hedden County Park Lewis County Park Mahlon Dickerson Reservation Mount Hope Historic Park Patriot’s Path Pyramid & Turkey Mountains Schooley’s Mountain Park Tourne County Park Willowwood Aboretum Four Birds & Split Rock Loop Trails The Great Swamp Hacklebarney State Park Jockey Hollow Palisades Historic Trails Northern New Jersey Council 12.5, Trail patch: do either trail and 11.3 questionnaire at Fort Lee Historical Park. (Fort Lee to Alpine, NJ) 25 Ramapo Valley Road Oakland, NJ 07436 Trail medal: do both trails, questionnaire at Fort Lee Historical Park, overnight 201-677-1000 campout, and 250-word essay. 201-677-1020 (Fax) Hiking – 3 Jeff Bross 6/30/2002 Joyce Kilmer District Where To Go Hiking Central NJ Council New Jersey Trails Contact Trail Comments Miles Paulinskill Valley & Sussex Paulinskill Valley Trail 21.2 The 21.2-mile Sussex Branch Trail Branch Trails Committee transverses from Waterloo Road near 26 Route 206 in Byram to Branchville. The PO Box 7076 26-mile Paulinskill Valley Trail goes Hackettstown, NJ 07840 from the Newton area to Columbia Wildlife Management Area. The 908-852-0597 Paulinskill Valley and Sussex Branch trails intersect just north of Newton. Stokes State Forest Trails Stokes State Forest 0.4 to 2.4 (Stokes State Forest, NJ) RD2 Box 260 Branchville, NJ 07826 Thomas A Edison Trail Northern New Jersey Council 9 Trail medal: 350-word essay (Edison Laboratories Historic 25 Ramapo Valley Road Site, South Mountain Oakland, NJ 07436 Reservation) 201-677-1000 201-677-1020 (Fax) Watchung Reservation Union County Park System 10 Sierra Trail Union County, NJ (Union, NJ) 201-232-5930 Hiking – 4 Jeff Bross 6/30/2002 Joyce Kilmer District Where To Go Hiking Central NJ Council New York Trails Contact Trail Comments Miles Adirondacks State Park GORP.com(Great Outdoor Hiking, Backpacking, Canoeing, Trails Recreation Pages) Wilderness, … Catskills State Park Trails Online Guide Hiking, Backpacking Old New York Trail Greater New York Councils Trail patch: questionnaire (New York City, NY) 345 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014 212-242-1100 Harriman State Park Trails NY-NJ Trail Conference Many interconnecting trails of various lengths and over various elevations. (Palisades Interstate Park) 232 Madison Avenue #802 New York, NY 10016 Bear Mountain State Park Palisades Interstate Park Bear Mountain, NY 914-786-2701 Hiking – 5 Jeff Bross 6/30/2002 Joyce Kilmer District Where To Go Hiking Central NJ Council Pennsylvania Trails Contact Trail Comments Miles Benjamin Franklin American Historical Trails 4.5, 7.5, Trail patch & medal: questionnaire 8.3 (Philadelphia, PA) P.O. Box 769 Monroe, NC 28111 704-282-1339 Carlisle Historic American Historical Trails 4, 6, 8 Trail patch & medal: questionnaire (Carlisle, PA) P.O. Box 769 Monroe, NC 28111 704-282-1339 Delaware Canal Trail Bucks County Council 48.5 Trail patch & segment (hike, bike, canoe) rocker: 10-mile trail and 200 (Easton to Bristol, PA) One Scout Way word essay Doylestown, PA 18901 215-348-9436 215-757-7075 Doylestown Historical Trail Bucks County Council (Doylestown, PA) One Scout Way Doylestown, PA 18901 215-348-9436 215-757-7075 Freedom Shrine Trail Bucks County Council 0 Trail medal: tour Council historical exhibits and questionnaire (Doylestown, PA) One Scout Way Doylestown, PA 18901 215-348-9436 215-757-7075 Hiking – 6 Jeff Bross 6/30/2002 Joyce Kilmer District Where To Go Hiking Central NJ Council Pennsylvania Trails Contact Trail Comments Miles Gettysburg Heritage York-Adams Area Council 0, 5, 10 Trail patch: park & cemetery. (Gettysburg, PA) 2139 White Street Billy Yank & Johnny Reb trail patches: York, Pennsylvania 17404-4940 10-mile compass trail and questionnaire. 717-843-0901 or 800-569-5197 717-845-6338 (Fax) Johnny Reb trail patch: 5-mile compass trail and questionnaire. Eisenhower trail patch: Sightseeing Eisenhower Farm. Trail medal available: do all of the above. Loyalsock Trail Williamsport Alpine Club 59 Trail patch: 10-mile segment (Montourville to Latore, PA) P.O. Box 501 Williamsport, PA 17703 215-322-7757 Philadelphia Bicentennial American Historical Trails 5.25, 7, Trail patches (2) & medal: questionnaire 7.75 (Philadelphia, PA) P.O. Box 769 Monroe, NC 28111 704-282-1339 Valley Forge Cradle of Liberty Council 9 Compass hike. (Valley Forge, PA) 1485 Valley Forge Road Trail medal: questionnaire Wayne, PA 19087 610-688-6900 Washington Crossing Trail Bucks County Council 7.6 Trail patch: questionnaire and campfire program. (Washington Crossing State One Scout Way Park, PA) Doylestown, PA 18901 Trail medal: questionnaire, campfire program, and 250-word essay 215-348-9436 215-757-7075 William Penn Trail Bucks County Council Trail patch: compass hike (Morrisville, PA) One Scout Way Doylestown, PA 18901 215-348-9436 215-757-7075 Hiking – 7 Jeff Bross 6/30/2002 Joyce Kilmer District Where To Go Hiking Central NJ Council Pennsylvania Trails Contact Trail Comments Miles York City Historical Trail York-Adams Area Council 4 Trail patch & medal: questionnaire (York, PA) 2139 White Street York, Pennsylvania 17404-4940 717-843-0901 or 800-569-5197 717-845-6338 (Fax) Washington, DC Contact Trail Comments Miles Trails Lincoln Pilgrimage American Historical Trails 7.5, Trail patch & medal: questionnaire 11.5 (Washington, DC) P.O. Box 769 Monroe, NC 28111 704-282-1339 President's Trail American Historical Trails 8, 9.5, Trail patch & medal: questionnaire 11 (Washington, DC) P.O. Box 769 Monroe, NC 28111 704-282-1339 Virginia Trails Contact Trail Comments Miles "Old Town" Alexandria American Historical Trails 8 Trail patches (2) & medal: questionnaire (Alexandria, VA) P.O. Box 769 Monroe, NC 28111 704-282-1339 Hampton Historical Trail Colonial Virginia Council Car Trail patch: questionnaire trail (Hampton, VA) 11725 Jefferson Avenue Newport News, VA 23606 757-595-3356 Hiking – 8 Jeff Bross 6/30/2002 Joyce Kilmer District Where To Go Hiking Central NJ Council Virginia Trails Contact Trail Comments Miles Jamestown Colony Trail Colonial Virginia Council 5.5 Trail patch: questionnaire (Jamestown, VA) 11725 Jefferson Avenue Trail medal: both Jamestown Colony