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Nickel Run Falls and Nessmuk's Winter Camp
Tioga State Forest
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
5.8
miles
/ 9.3 km
June 27, 2020
Went back to Nickel Run Falls, Nessmuk's Winter Camp, and visited Upper Nickel Run Falls with Pete from the Mid State Trail Association. Helped reblaze the yellow paint along the Nickel Run Spur Trail and spur trail leading into the MST from parking. We checked out the old railroad embankment near Nessmuk's winter camp, and then hiked north to Upper Nickel Run Falls. The overgrowth along this trail no longer exists as of June 28th, 2020 since another volunteer from the MST Association came out and did an amazing job clearing out all of the brush along the trail.
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Gunn Brook Falls
UMass Mt. Toby Forest
Sunderland, Massachusetts
Sunderland, Massachusetts
0.2
miles
/ 0.3 km
August 31, 2019
Hiked Gunn Brook Falls to both Lower and Upper Falls during late August, 2019. Gunn Brook was mostly dried up, but the waterfalls were still flowing. See the 3rd photo album in the list for what to expect during the Summer at Gunn Brook.
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Potato City Airport Trail
Susquehannock State Forest
Coudersport, Pennsylvania
Coudersport, Pennsylvania
0.3
miles
/ 0.5 km
June 16, 2020
Took some Milky Way photos and saw an unlimited number of fireflies.
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Lambs Creek Graffiti Bridge Trail
Lambs Creek Recreation Area
Mansfield, Pennsylvania
Mansfield, Pennsylvania
0.7
miles
/ 1.1 km
May 31, 2020
Beautiful day for a walk to the graffiti bridge. Plenty of new stuff to see since the last time I was here.
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Leonard Harrison Main Lookout Trail
Leonard Harrison State Park
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
0.3
miles
/ 0.5 km
May 19, 2020
Beautiful secluded Monday evening hike along the Leonard Harrison lookout.
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Overlook Loop Trail
Leonard Harrison State Park
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
0.8
miles
/ 1.3 km
May 19, 2020
Beautiful Monday evening hike with no one around. The seasonal waterfalls were flowing.
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Turkey Path
Leonard Harrison State Park
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
0.0
miles
/ 0 km
May 18, 2020
The Leonard Harrison side of this trail is closed as of May 18th, 2020 likely due to erosion and unsafe terrain. No signage regarding re-opening as of yet. According to the Leonard Harrison State Park website, the "The trail will need extensive repair work before it can re-open".
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Seimons Trail
Tioga State Forest
Shippen Township, Pennsylvania
Shippen Township, Pennsylvania
1.3
miles
/ 2.1 km
May 18, 2020
Hiked down to explore Burdic Run Falls along the Burdic Run Falls Trail (https://myhikes.org/trails/burdic-run-falls-trail)
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Fall Run Trail
Fall Run Park
Glenshaw, Pennsylvania
Glenshaw, Pennsylvania
1.6
miles
/ 2.6 km
November 17, 2019
Made a trip back to Pittsburgh and made a visit to Fall Run and the main waterfall. This is a lovely spot that has become more and more popular over the years - we showed up early in the morning on a Sunday, generally when the trails are pretty dead, but we saw at least 8 different groups of hikers. Fall Run is one of the best hiking trails near Pittsburgh, but is much more popular than it used to be.
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North Rim Trail
Watkins Glen State Park
Watkins Glen, New York
Watkins Glen, New York
1.0
mile
/ 1.6 km
October 05, 2019
Easy hike back from hiking up the Watkins Glen Gorge Trail. Also note that the park still has signage for the 'Indian Trail', but on their park map, this trail is called the North Rim Trail. It's difficult to say whether or not the park renamed the trail and just didn't change the trailhead signs out on the trail.
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Watkins Glen Gorge Trail
Watkins Glen State Park
Watkins Glen, New York
Watkins Glen, New York
1.1
miles
/ 1.8 km
October 05, 2019
Beautiful hike through the gorge. All of the lower parking lots were full, so we parked for free a few blocks down the road. The trail was extremely crowded, but tended to bottleneck at the popular waterfalls. Once you get past the crowds the traffic thins out more. Attached is the old GPX data I tracked in 2017 that wasn't fixed up to match the accurate path.
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Sunderland Caves Hike
UMass Mt. Toby Forest
Sunderland, Massachusetts
Sunderland, Massachusetts
2.6
miles
/ 4.2 km
August 02, 2019
Hiked through the Mt Toby Forest over to the cave on a Saturday. The parking lot was mostly full with cars parked along the road. The trails were moderately trafficked and the cave itself had a group of people repelling down. We hiked out to the cave, through the cave from the northern entrance, and out to the southern entrance which sits along the edge of the mountain. The inside of the cave is virtually pitch-black with a few scraps of light shining in from above and the side entrances. If you plan to explore the cave, you must bring a headlamp or a powerful flashlight. One side of the cave has a sheer 7-foot drop-off with rock ledges you can use to get up/down, but watch your footing and grip. Also watch your head while inside the cave since the headroom is low. The entire cave itself is roughly 25 to 30-feet long and about 20 feet deep at the center. The hike itself is moderate and you can follow well-marked signs to reach the cave.
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