Trails that are more or less traveled. In view of the fact that the
borough of Jim Thorpe was named after an Olympic champion, it is
fitting that the area is renowned for such physical outdoor
activities as hiking, biking, and jogging in the surrounding
hinterland (plus snowshoeing and cross-country skiing during the
winter months). Hundreds of miles of trails provide access to
remote forested mountaintops, yet the casual visitor may be unaware
of all but a few. The Lehigh Gorge Trail and the Switchback Trail
are well-known and popular destinations. Visitors flock to these
trackless tracks because they are well publicized. But these
commonly accessed tourist attractions pass by or intersect with
scores of other trails that are largely ignored or unknown. These
"other" trails are traveled mostly by a sparse community of outdoor
folk - generally local inhabitants - who have discovered or been
shown the wild routes that lie off the beaten track. Although the
present volume describes in detail the sights and landmarks that
dot the two trails that are named above, it goes far beyond them.
Most of the content extols the virtues of hiking, biking, and
jogging in areas where people seldom go: into the outback where
nature prevails and solitude is a virtue. There you will find
babbling brooks, neglected waterfalls, scenic overlooks, rock
outcrops, pristine forests, abandoned structures, isolated
reservoirs, and more - much more. The backbone of the book is the
Lehigh Gorge Trail. The adjacent mountains are like transverse
processes on descending vertebrae. The mountains are arranged in
hopscotch fashion from north to south, jumping back and forth
across the Lehigh River between White Haven in the north to the
Lehigh Gap in the south. The chapters are arranged accordingly: not
in alphabetical order but from upstream to downstream as they first
make their appearance along the river: Chestnut Ridge (Hickory Run
State Park), Green Mountain, Buck Mountain, Summer Mountain,
Millstone Mountain, Weiser Penn Forest Tract, Penn Haven and Bald
Mountains, Scrub Mountain, Broad Mountain, Pocono Mountain, Glen
Onoko, Pisgah Mountain, Switchback Trail, Mauch Chunk Ridge, Bear
Mountain, Beltzville State Park, and Blue Mountain. By using this
book as a guide, readers can locate secluded pathways, forgotten
trails, and old wagon roads that are too often bypassed. Whether
you wish for nothing more than a simple stroll in the woods, or
want to ride your mountain bike across strenuous terrain, this book
is the gateway to lands beyond the pale.
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