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WHERE TO GO Hiking – Backpacking - Camping

Discover a wealth of hiking, backpacking, and camping adventures across the Scouting program. From Cub Scouts to Merit Badges, find tips, local trails, and backpacking experiences to fuel your outdoor passion.

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WHERE TO GO Hiking – Backpacking - Camping

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  1. WHERE TO GO Hiking – Backpacking - Camping Baden-Powell Council Larry Blumberg LBlumberg@stny.rr.com University of Scouting

  2. WHERE TO GO Hiking – Backpacking - Camping You Will Find HIKING / BACKPACKING / CAMPING All Across the Scouting Program !

  3. WHERE TO GO Hiking – Backpacking - Camping Tiger CUBS Backyard Jungle Tigers in the Wild Wolf CUBS Call of the Wild Paws on the Patch Finding Your Way

  4. WHERE TO GO Hiking – Backpacking - Camping Bear CUBS Bear Necessities Fur, Feathers, and Ferns WEBELOS and ARROW of LIGHT Webelos Walkabout Camper Scouting Adventure Castaway

  5. WHERE TO GO Hiking – Backpacking - Camping Tenderfoot One Night Campout Rules for Safe Hiking 2nd Class Three Campouts since joining Five Mile Hike 1st Class Six Campouts since joining

  6. WHERE TO GO Hiking – Backpacking - Camping Merit Badges Hiking: 5, 10, 10, 10, 15, and 20 miler hikes (in that order !)

  7. WHERE TO GO Hiking – Backpacking - Camping Merit Badges Backpacking: 2 mile overnight with patrol or crew 3 days / 15 miles 3 days / 15 miles 3 days / 15 miles 5 days / 30 miles

  8. WHERE TO GO Hiking – Backpacking - Camping • Local trails • Finger Lakes Trail • Catskill Mountains • Adirondack Mountains • Pennsylvania trails • Scout Camps • Philmont – the ultimate backpack experience ! • Tips for planning your trip Mt Tammany Appalachian Trail Delaware Water Gap

  9. LOCAL HIKING TRAILS Did you know Camp Tuscarora has over 12 miles of marked hiking trails ? Camp Tuscarora Reservation -- Hiking Trail Map

  10. LOCAL HIKING TRAILS Triple Cities Hiking Club (Click on Resources for Hikers / Recreational Trails of Broome and Tioga Counties) Broome County • Greenwood Park (Lisle) • Jones Park (Vestal) • Wolfe Park (Town of Chenango) • Binghamton University (Vestal) • Chenango Valley State Park • Waterman / IBM Glen (Town of Union) Triple Cities Hiking Club Enjoying a local hike

  11. LOCAL HIKING TRAILS www.Triplecitieshikingclub.org (click on Recreational Trails of Broome and Tioga Counties) Tioga County • Oakley Corners St Forest (NE of Owego) • Jenksville St Forest (N of Newark Valley) Oakley Corners

  12. LOCAL HIKING TRAILS Foxfire Leanto Near Greek Peak Triple Cities Hiking Club (click on Recreational Trails of Broome and Tioga Counties) Cortland County • Hammond Hill St Forest (S of Dryden) • Tuller Hill & Kennedy St Forests (Greek Peak Ski Area)

  13. LOCAL HIKING TRAILS Triple Cities Hiking Club (click on Recreational Trails of Broome and Tioga Counties) Susquehanna County, Pa • Salt Springs State Park (Montrose, Pa) Salt Springs State Park

  14. LOCAL HIKING TRAILS Other Useful Websites • Boome County Trails and Outdoor Recreation • Ithaca-area Trails

  15. FINGER LAKES TRAIL and North Country Nat’l Scenic Trail Finger Lakes Trail Conference North Country National Scenic Trail • FLT - 580 mile long west-east hiking trail in NY • From Allegany State Park to the Catskill Mtns • Additional 350 mile north-south branch trails, such as • Onondaga Trail - Cortland County • Interloken - Finger Lakes Nat’l Forest in Schuyler County • Bristol Hills Trail - Naples to Hammondsport • Crystal Hills Trail – Corning area • FLT runs coincident with North Country Nat’l Scenic Trail (between Allegany St Pk and Cortland County)

  16. FINGER LAKES TRAIL /North Country Nat’l Scenic Trail Recommended loop hikes: • Virgil Mountain (Greek Peak) • Abbott Loop (Danby) • Highland Forest (Tully) Other hikes, out-and-back or use car shuttle: • Berry Hill Fire Tower (Bowman Lake St Pk • Alder Lake (Catskills) • Shindagin Hollow (Ithaca) • Tinker Falls (Onondaga Branch) Backpack: • Map M19 Foxfire & Woodchuck Hollow Leantos, 12.6 miles near Virgil, NY

  17. FINGER LAKES TRAILMaps and Guides Purchase on-line from the Finger Lakes Trail Conf Finger Lakes Trail

  18. FINGER LAKES TRAIL On-Line Interactive Map View Map On-Line !

  19. FINGER LAKES TRAILNearby FLT Lean-to’s

  20. FINGER LAKES TRAILNearby FLT Lean-to’s Schuyler County Rogers Hill - Cayuta Lake, Map M15 Tompkins County Tamarack – Danby, Map M17 Chestnut – Danby, Map M17 Kimmie – Caroline, Map M18 Shindagin – (Caroline Center, Map M18

  21. FINGER LAKES TRAILNearby FLT Lean-to’s Chenango County Paradise Garden – Lincklaen, Map M22 Perkins Pond – South Otselic, Map M23 Pharsalia Woods – East Pharsalia, Map M23 Ludlow Creek – Oxford, Map M24 Basswood – Bainbridge, Map M25 Delaware County (far western end) Getter Hill – Masonville, Map M27 Cold Spring – Deposit, Map M27 Dry Brook – Deposit, Map M27

  22. FINGER LAKES TRAIL FLT passes through these nearby state parks: Watkins Glen Robert H Treman Buttermilk Falls Bowman Lake Oquaga Creek

  23. CATSKILL MOUNTAINS Catskill Mountain Club (use ‘Where to Go’ tab) • For Maps: Recommend - New York-New Jersey Trail Conference Catskill Trails Map Set NY/NJ Trail Conference Catskill Mountains offer abundant backpacking opportunities, look for leanto symbols on maps Falls Brook Lean-to along the FLT

  24. CATSKILL MOUNTAINS 35 peaks above 3500 feet provides many possible hikes • Cornell / Wittenberg / Slide Mtn • Hunter Mtn • Blackhead Range • Devils Path • Balsam Lake Mtn View from Slide Mtn

  25. ADIRONDACK MOUTAINS Adirondack Mountain Club (use ‘play’ tab for hike ideas) Recommend - Adirondack Mountain Club Maps and Guide Series Adirondacks offer abundant camping opportunities, look for leanto symbols on map

  26. ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS 46 peaks above 4000 feetprovide many hikes SOME FAVORITES Algonquin / Wright Marcy Haystack Porter / Cascade Whiteface Phelps Big Slide Giant View from Cascade

  27. ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS Lots of peaks under 4000 feet Recommendations: Mt Jo Noonmark Round Mtn Pitchoff Owl’s Head Hurricane Blue Mountain Lake Goodnow Summit of Owl’s Head

  28. ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS Check for REGULATIONS for hiking / backpacking Adirondack Mountain Club

  29. ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS REGULATIONS COVER ISSUES LIKE: • Maximum group size – day vs overnight ? • Hiking in “mud” Season ? • Camping in designated sites only ? • Bear canisters required ? • Campfires allowed ? • Dogs allowed ? (if so, must be leashed) • Winter hiking – snowshoes required ?

  30. ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS A sampling of Adirondack hiking Challenges: • Fire Tower Challenge • Cranberry Lake 50 • Saranac Lake 6er • Chester Challenge • Lake George 12ster Challenge • The Moriah Challenge • The 4-3-2-1 Challenge (Indian Lake) • Fulton Chain Challenge • Tupper Lake Triad

  31. PENNSYLVANIA TRAILS Keystone Trails Association (use ‘Trails’ tab, look for list of Major Trails) Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania (notice the rocks ???)

  32. PENNSYLVANIA TRAILS Pennsylvania Hiking Trails • Another excellent website resource for info on trails in Pennsylvania

  33. PENNSYLVANIA TRAILS Recommendations Northeast Pennsylvania • Appalachian Trail • Old Loggers Path • Loyalsock Trail • Rickett’s Glen St Pk North-central Pennsylvania • Black Forest Trail • Golden Eagle Trail • Mid State Trail • Susquehannock Trail Northwest Pennsylvania • Allegany National Forest • North Country Trail

  34. BSA National Historic Trails BSA National Historic Trails listing

  35. SCOUT CAMPS Locate Council on map / refer to Council website: Council Locater Map (NE Region / Area 3)

  36. Philmont Scout Reservation Cimmaron, New Mexico Philmont Scout Reservation

  37. Tips for Planning Your TripScouting.org - camping age guidelines • When day-hiking, ask yourself these questions • Trail maps ? • Does your group know and understand the trip plans and itinerary ? • Tour permit filed with Scout Office ? • When camping, ask yourself these additional questions • Adequate tent space ? • Adequate water supply ? • Adequate toliet facilities ? • Adequate wood for fires ? • Fires allowed ? • Land-use permits, all local regulations met ? And, VISIT BEFOREHAND !

  38. Tips for Planning Your Trip The 7 “LEAVE NO TRACE” PRINCIPLES: LNT.org • Plan Ahead and Prepare • Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces • Dispose of Waste Properly • Leave What You Find • Minimize Campfire Impacts • Respect Wildlife • Be Considerate of Other Visitors

  39. Tips for Planning Your TripOutdoor Code As an American, I will do my best to:  Be clean in my outdoor manners. Be careful with fire.Be considerate in the outdoors.Be conservation minded.

  40. Tips for Planning Your Trip What to Bring on a Day Hike: Hiking poles Personal First Aid kit Map / compass Proper Clothing Raingear Hiking Boots/socks “Layers” Synthetics (avoid cotton) Hat, sun protection Lunch/snacks Water (1 liter or more for every 5 miles)

  41. WHERE TO GO Hiking and Backpacking So many places to go (and so few weekends) Happy Hiking ! Larry Blumberg LBlumberg@stny.rr.com University of Scouting

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