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  1. #1
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    Default Where can I hike/offroad/explore around here?

    A big hobby of mine is hiking around in the sticks. I'm not talking about organized trails where yuppies hang out, I like finding/exploring offbeat stuff. Is there anything like that around here?

    I'm really interested in anything and everything.

    Also, anywhere that I could go offroading on a dirt bike would be cool beans. I've always wanted to get a few friends and go on some camping/offroading trip.

    Everything I have seen was posted with no trespassing signs.

  2. #2
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    The End of Josiah's Railroad, Pennsylvania
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    Default Re: Where can I hike/offroad/explore around here?

    Check up near Scranton. There's quite a few spots along 81.

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    Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania
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    Default Re: Where can I hike/offroad/explore around here?

    Spend $30 and buy hourself a Northeastern PA map from Jimapco or a PA Atlas and Gazetteer from Delorme. Lots of good areas marked on maps.

    Being in East Stroudsburg, you are located within 45 minutes of tens of thousands of acres of public and public access land. Probably the largest area of combined public land in the state. Off the top of my head I can think of the following...

    Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
    Delaware State Forest
    Lackawanna State Forest
    Tobyhanna State Park
    Bender Natural Area
    Gouldsboro State Park
    Jacobsburg State Park
    Ricketts Glen State Park
    Brady's Lake
    F.E. Walter dam
    Prompton State Park
    About 10 different State Game Lands
    About 6 different TNC properties
    10,000 acres owned by the Bethlehem Water Authority
    Pocono Environmental Education Center
    Lake Minsi/Bear Swamp

    and I know I'm probably leaving out a few places.

    Leave the phone and GPS in the car, get an honest-to-god paper map and go have fun exploring. There's lots to do around bere if you like the outdoors.

    If you're an ESU student, don't forget about Stony Acres.

    ETA: Sorry, can't help you on the dirt bike part. Not many places around where those are legal to ride. There used to be a place in White Haven/Big Boulder area that had a pay to ride area called Trax or something like that. Don't know if it's still there, though. Google it.
    Last edited by Sandcut; December 1st, 2013 at 10:08 PM.
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  4. #4
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    Default Re: Where can I hike/offroad/explore around here?

    Up in Tioga and Potter county and some ways south there is tons of state forest, trails and not much civilization. If you look on the map from Wellsboro to Emporium, there is a lot of rugged country in between.

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