Buckeye Trail Presentation (2011 11 10 RRT v1)

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Thru Hiking Ohios Buckeye Trail

A 1,400 Mile Journey Around Ohio

Roads Rivers and Trails, Milford, Ohio

November 10, 2011

Presenter: Andy Niekamp


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The Buckeye Trail

1,444 Miles Long

Longest Loop Trail In TheNation

Divided into 26 Sections

The trail uses wooded footpaths,bike paths, roads and canal towpaths.

Visits 49 of Ohios 88 counties One large loop, two smaller

loops, and one spur trail.


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The Buckeye Trail

Marked by 2 x 6 blue blazes.

Sherwin Williams SweepingBlue #2408

Emma Grandma Gatewooddonated $20 for the first can ofblue paint to mark the trail.

Follow The Blue Blazes


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The Buckeye Trail

Federally owned land.Cuyahoga National Park, Wayne NF

State owned land.State Parks, State Forests, Canal Lands

County owned land.MetroParks

City owned land.Municipal Parks

Private PropertyFarms, pastures and woods


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The Buckeye Trail

Northern terminus is atHeadlands Beach State Park

Southern terminus is at EdenPark in Cincinnati

The North Country Trail andAmerican Discovery Trail share

the Buckeye Trail in Ohio.


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The Buckeye Trail


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The 26 Sections of The Buckeye Trail

Bedford

Burton

Mogadore

Massillon

Bowerston

Belle Valley

Road Fork

Whipple

Stockport

New Straitsville

Old Man's Cave

Scioto Trail

Sinking Spring

Shawnee

West Union

Williamsburg

Loveland

Caesar Creek

Troy

St. Marys

Delphos

Defiance

Pemberville

Norwalk

Medina

Akron


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Buckeye Trail History

The Buckeye Trail evolved from a vision

held by a few ambitious individuals.

The Buckeye Trail Association was

formed in 1959.

Original goal was to build a trail from the

Ohio River to Lake Erie .

In 1967 the governor designating the BT

as the official state hiking trail.

Trail completed in 1970.


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Early Buckeye Trail Maps


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Buckeye Trail Association

Non-profit organization responsible for building

and maintaining the Buckeye Trail

Volunteer organization

Trail building and trail maintaining crews.

Over 250 volunteers

Over 10,000 volunteer hours per year

We would love to have you as a member!

Web site is: www.BuckeyeTrail.Org


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Thru Hiking The Buckeye Trail

Trail name is Captain Blue

Carried regular backpacking gear.

Hike started on March 20, 2011 in Dayton.

Goal was Hike for as long as it was fun.

Finished 88 days later on June 15.

76 hiking days - 12 rest days or zero days.

Average miles per day: 16.4 (counting rest days)

Average miles per day: 19.0 (without rest days)

BuckeyeTrailHiker.com


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Lodging

Home 42 nights in 20 homes

Tent 27 nights

Cabin 11 night

Hotel, Motel orB&B 7 nights


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Homes

Family

Friends

Acquaintances

People I had not met who became friends.


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My Hosts


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Camping

National Forest and State Park campgrounds

Private campgrounds

Stealth camping

Barn, stable, detached buildings

Picnic shelters, porches,

Churches, chapels and cemeteries

Yards


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Camping


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Odds and Ends

Pack weight at start - ~30 pounds

Pack weight at end - ~20 pounds

Lost 15 pounds of body weight

Coldest temperature mid 20s

Warmest temperature mid 90s

Took 2,047 photos 850 photos are online

Press coverage by 6 newspapers

www.BuckeyeTrailHiker.com


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The Journey In Photos


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The Buckeye Trail

People

Places

Present

Past


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Get Involved


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Hike The Buckeye Trail

Join The Buckeye Trail Association

Donate To The Buckeye Trail Association

Help With Trail Maintenance

Become A Trail Maintainer

Be A Trail Angel To Hikers


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adventure, but the support and environment

to inspire it!

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Support The Buckeye Trail Association


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Donate To the BTA tonight!

Get a free shirt!

Your donation will bematched dollar for dollar inthe $10,000 Matching GrantChallenge.

Life is Better On TheBuckeye Trail

THE

END


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Does the person

make the journey?or

Does the journey

make the person?

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