Circuit Hike - Williamsburg Section

Friday: 9:30AM - Meet at the visitor center at Point 19 at East Fork State Park. We will park at the visitor center and car pool 1 car to the starting point at Point 8. We will hike about 13.6 miles.

Camping: Friday night at Point 15, Overnight area #2, . The total hike is 24.8 miles.

Saturday: We will start from Point 15, overnight area #2, and hike to Point 18 our ending point, about 11.2 miles.
Contact: poppie50@att.net

Circuit Hike - Akron Section

Thursday: 9:30AM - Meet at – Brecksville Reservation Cleveland Metro Parks at the Deer Lick Cave (G) on Meadows Drive off Valley Parkway. We will start at Point 1 Akron Section. We will hike about 13 miles to our camping spot.

Camping: Between Point 6 and Point 7, The Spicy Lamb Farm, LLC, 6560 Akron-Peninsula Road, Peninsula, Ohio 44264

Friday: We will continue from our camping location to Point 11 Akron Section, the O'Neil Woods Metro Park, about 10 miles

Note: I have a support driver to move supplies to camp.
Contact: poppie50@att.net

BTA Board Annual Retreat

At the BTA Barn

Contact: Melissa Reed at president@buckeyetrail.org

Circuit Hike - Loveland and Caesar Creek Sections

Friday: 9:00AM - Meet at – Visitor Center Point 4, Clarksville Road of SR-73. Our starting point is Point 28 Loveland Section. We will car pool 1 car to the ending point at Point 10 Caesar Creek Section.

Camping: Point 5, Day Lodge Group Camp #2, 10.5 miles

Saturday: We will continue from our camping location to Point 10 Caesar Creek Section, about 10.6 miles
Contact: poppie50@att.net

Backpacking Trip - Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Backpack the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan along Lake Superior, part of the North Country Trail.

We will meet Sat. Sept. 11 at a Munisibg Tourist Park. On Sun. 9/12, we drive and park at the Munising Falls Information Center. A bus will shuttle us to the Grand Sable Visitor Center where we will start our hike. We hike 7.1 miles to Au Sable. On Mon. 9/13, we hike 7.3 miles to Seven Mile. On Tues. 9/14, we hike 8.8 miles to Coves group. Wed 9/15, the hike is 7.2 miles to Mosquito. Thurs 9/16, its 5.6 miles to the Cliffs, and Fri. 9/17, we hike 6.4 miles to Munising Falls. The total trip miles 42.4. We pick up the car(s) and drive to the Munising Tourist Park, clean up, and eat at a restaurant. We leave on Sat. 9/18 to head home.

Total miles from my house in Mason to Munising 645 miles and will take 10 hrs and 9 minutes according to my gps. All cost on the road - gas, food, camping are at our cost. As always I try to get groups together so we can car pool to save money. There are two more out of pocket expenses for this trip. The shuttle bus charges 150.00 for 5 people the more people on the bus the less it will cost. The second expense is we have to have a 5.00 permit for each night we camp in the back country $5.00 X5 nights is $25.00 which has to picked up in person the day before the trip or the same day of the trip.

No dogs are allowed in the back country. I have never 20 people on back pack trip, but I am only allowed 20 people in the group camp sites that I reserved. The first twenty to register will go.

This trip could also be day hiked with a base camp which I have not looked into but if your are interested in this let me know. This whole trip will be on the North Country Trail with side trips to several water falls.

From all information I have got there a few hills and some very sandy trails near the lake but the whole trip in general is not strenuous. One great website with a lot of useful info is Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. If you want a water proof map they are available at the North Country Store 1-866-hike NCT , Map Mi-10. Phone Number for Munising Visitor center is 906-387-3700 and Grand Sable Visitor center is 906-494-2660. We will meet on Sat. Sept. 11 and Fri. Sept. 17 at the Munising Tourist Park, 2 miles west of Munising on the right side of the highway. The address is E8518 M28 West Au Train, MI 49806. Phone Number 906-387-3145.

To reserve your spot send $10.00 for members and $30.00 for non members . To John Rethman, 1001 Seneca Dr., Mason Ohio 45040 or call 513-398-9527. Deadline is August 15

Contact: John Rethman at 513-398-9527 or email at ilovehiking3@embarqmail.com

Work Party - West Branch State Park - Mogadare Section

Saturday - Wednesday We will construct new off-road trail around Michael J. Kirwin Lake at West Branch State Park pending arrival of a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers who own all the land around the lake. If the permit does not arrive in time, we will be building two bridges either east or west of the park.

Camping: We will camp at West Branch State Park where all the sites have electric. All sites and facilities were rebuilt about 5 years ago. There are flush toilets and showers.

The Chuck Wagon will NOT be there. Please bring your own food.

Directions: From Akron, take I-76 towards Youngstown approximately 15 miles. Take exit 38B for OH-5N/OH-44 N / Ravenna 0.2 miles. Merge onto OH-44N/OH-5E/Ravenna Louisville Rd 0.5 mile. Merge onto OH-44N/OH-5 E/OH-5 Bypass via the ramp to Warren/Chardon and continue to follow OH-5 E 6.6 miles. Turn right at Rockspring Rd for 0.3 mile. Take the first left, turn onto Copland Rd 0.6 mile. Copeland Rd. turns slightly right and becomes Esworthy Rd. Follow BTA signs to campground.

Contact: Rick Adamson at rickbta@gmail.com

BTA Maintenance Weekend

Burr Oak

Camping: Camping at group area, above campground #3 (between Glouster and McConnelsville on State Rt.78)

Saturday dinner supplied if you contact Jay Holwicck (749-743-3813 or holwick@columbus.rr.com) by Oct. 5th.

Contact: Rick Adamson at rickbta@gmail.com

Circuit Hike - New Straitsville Section

Friday: 9:00AM - Meet at Park Office Point 9, Burr Oak Lodge Road off SR78. We will car pool to the starting point at Point 1.

Camping:o Overnight – Point 9, Dock #2, about 9.4 miles Burr Oak Park map

Saturday: We will continue from our camping location to Point 19 about 9.3 miles

Note: I have friends staying at a cabin near the lodge.
Contact: poppie50@att.net

BTA Work Party - Wolf Run

This is a chuck wagon event so make your reservations early. The food is FREE and is available to the first 25 who make reservations at 740-585-2603 or with Susie or Herb Hulls at hulls@frognet.net

Contact: Rick Adamson at rickbta@gmail.com

Fort Hill State Memorial - Fall Hike with the Buckeye Trail Association

Saturday: 11:00 AM - Join us for a day of fall hiking at Fort Hill State Memorial. The hike will use portions of the Fort, Deer, and Gorge Trails and encompass about seven miles of hiking along this beautiful section of the Buckeye Trail. We will see 2,000 year old Hopewell earthworks, rock outcroppings, and some small arches and fall flowers. There will be two steep hills to tackle (400 and 300 feet respectively), and the Gorge Trail can be slippery at times! The hike will start at 11:00AM and should take three hours.
Fort Hill is a beautiful place, and should be spectacular in the fall. This is one of my favorite local hiking destinations because of the cardio hills, arches, rock formations, and the beautiful Baker Fork gorge.
There is a vault (pit) toilet on site, and if the museum is open there is a restroom within

Fort Hill State Memorial, 13614 Fort Hill Road, Hillsboro, OH 45133, 937-588-3221

Contact: Darryl Smith at preds81@yahoo.com

BTA Work Maintenance Weekend

Fort Hill

Contact: Rick Adamson at rickbta@gmail.com

Circuit Hike - Shawnee Section

Friday: 9:00AM - Meet at – Point 17 at SR-125 Trailhead Parking. Our starting point is Point 14 Shawnee Section, Ben's Happy Trail Campground.

Camping: Point 19, Camp #7, Shawnee Forest, about 8.7 miles,

Saturday: We will continue from our camping location to Point 25 Shawnee Section, about 9.3 miles

Note: One driver to Point 14.
Contact: poppie50@att.net

BTA Board Meeting at Command Alkon

Saturday: 10:00 a.m.

Contact: Melissa Reed at president@buckeyetrail.org

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Last updated: July 26, 2010

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