(JNI,rl~11SI'I'Y ()I~ S(~()(J'I'INfJ IIISm III (~llIJ mans Pll'r Illl"TI{INS These are some reasonably "local" trails - within a few hours' drive (in no particular order): Trails Council: Phone/Website Battle of Monmouth Monmouth 732-536-2347 monmouthbsa.org ­ click on OA Natsihi Capt. Joshua Huddy Trail Jersey Shore 732-349-1037 Jerseyshore-bsa.org Palisades Trail Northern NJ 201-677-1000 nnjbsa.org Victory Trail (commemorates Patriots Path ppbsa.org Battle of Springfield) 973-765-9322 xt 239 Jockey Hollow William Penn Washington Crossing 215-348-9436 (Formerly Bucks Co. Council) pdfs available at: Washington Crossing Trail washingtoncrossingbsa .org click on Activities, then Historic Trails Colonial Patriot Award Cradle of Liberty colbsa.org or 215-988-9811 Valley Forge Gettysburg Heritage New Birth of Freedom 800-569-5197 York City Trail (formerly York-Adams) newbirthoffreedom.org (As of2016, these were no longer "officially" sponsored by Minsi Trails but the scout shop has some of the booklets and patches still available in limited quantities- call/stop in to see what is available) Sullivan-Wilderness Trail Minsi Trails 610-264-8551 Durham Trail Colonial Trail Moravian Trail UncasTrail (updated 5/2017)} The following are trails on the Del-Mar-Va Peninsula- info available at Del-Mar-Va Council website: http://www.delmarvacouncil.org!historic-trails-on-del-mar-va/24478 Caesar Rodney Historic Trail, Dover, DE War of 1812 Heritage Trail, Lewes, DE Newark Historic Trail, Newark, DE North Brandywine Historic Trail, Wilmington, DE A House Divided Award - Peninsula Wide Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Historic Route - Brandywine Village and Christiana, DE New Castle Historic Trail Netego Lodge 20 Historic Trails Awards (Award limited to OA members) Assorted others: Cooper River Historic Trail, Camden, NJ http://www.camdencounty.com!historictrail Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail, MD http://www.smithtrail.net/ Chesapeake Bay area: Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and DC -Includes land trails AND water tra i1s! NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAILS INFO: This is the "mother lode" if you intend to travel around these great UNITED STATES! http://www.americantrails.org!resources/info/National-Historic-Trails.html National Park Service: http://www.nps.gov!nts!ntstrails.html TRAIL BOOKLETS, MEDALS, PATCHES: www.thecarolinatrader.com The following trail guidebooks are available from The Carolina Trader: Hornets Nest Historical Trail, Mecklenburg County NC Arlington National Cemetery Benjamin Franklin Boston Bicentennial Carlisle Historical Trail Charleston Bicentennial Trail of Freedom Cooper River Historic Trail Footsteps of Fairfax Trail Harrisburg Historical Trail Leesburg Historical Trail, Virginia Lincoln Pilgrimage Manassas National Battlefield National Capital Bicentennial Trail National Capital Lincoln Trail Philadelphia Bicentennial Trail of Freedom Raleigh Historical Trail Siege of Charleston The Battle of Blandensburg and the Star Spangled Banner Trail The President's Trail Washington & Lee Historical Trail About Pat Hawkins: In addition to directing Eagle's Nest at Camp Somers since 2009, I was an Assistant Scoutmaster with Boy Scout Troop 416 of Independence, NJ from 2005 to 2015 and have hiked MANY of the historical trails with the troop. Most important lesson I learned - never trust the scoutmaster (who knows I have bad ankles) when he says "Mrs. Hawkins, I think you can do this trail, it's pretty flat....." - especially if the trail has a portion labeled "Mount Misery". My motto when dealing with teenage boys: "If Mrs. Hawkins can do it, YOU can do it!" Contact info: 908-310-6830 or [email protected] .