Inspired by the 52 Hike Challenge, I am taking my own approach, by going on a “saunter” on a different trail averaging one for every week of 2020. These hikes will be summarized in a table below with links to the route on tracking software sites, in case you are interested in taking your own saunter along those trails. If you are curious about why I use the term saunter, instead of hike, it comes from a quote by John Muir, who also preferred the term saunter (see the About page for details).
| Date | Park | Trail |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jan-20 | Marsh Creek State Park | White Trail |
| 05-Jan-20 | Wissahickon | Carpenter’s Woods Trails |
| 11-Jan-20 | Wissahickon | Towanda>White>Lavender |
| 12-Jan-20 | Delaware Water Gap | Mt Minsi via AT |
| 15-Jan-20 | Wissahickon | Kitchens Lane>White>Orange |
| 19-Jan-20 | Hopewell FurnaceNHS/French Creek State Park | Lenape Trail to Mill Creek Trail Loop |
| 26-Jan-20 | Hickory Run SP | Shades of Death |
| 03-Feb-20 | Hickory Run SP | Skyline>Fireline from Hickory Run |
| 08-Feb-20 | Nolde Forest SP | Nolde Forest Trail |
| 16-Feb-20 | Wissahickon in Suburbs | Green Ribbon Trail - GA Stadium to Thompson Dam Crossing |
| 01-Mar-20 | Wissahickon Park | Orange Trail to White Trail |
| 03-Mar-20 | Camelback Mountain | Cholla Trail |
| 15-Mar-20 | Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education | Ravine and Gray Fox Trails Loop |
| 18-Mar-20 | Crow’s Nest Preserve/SGL-43 | Yellow to SGL-43 Trail |
| 27-Mar-20 | Wissahickon Park | Bells Mill>Houston Meadow>Houston Deer Exclosure |
| 29-Mar-20 | John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge | John Heinz Lake Loop |
| 06-Apr-20 | Ft. Washington State Park | Militia Hill South to Philly Cricket Club |
| 12-Apr-20 | Ft. Washington State Park | Flourtown Day Area>Stenton>Militia Hill |
| 22-Apr-20 | Ft. Washington State Park | Militia Hill North to WVWA HQ |
| 29-Apr-20 | Pennlyn Natural Area | Wiss Green Ribbon-Ambler to Plymount Rd. |
| 05-May-20 | Timoney Preserve | WGRT - Plymouth Rd to Merck Crossing |
| 13-May-20 | Parkside Place Park | North Terminus of the Green Ribbon Trail |
| 17-Jun-20 | Audubon Center | Mill Grove Loop |
| 14-Jul-20 | Treweryn Farm Trail | Treweryn Farm Trail |
| 16-Jul-20 | Fairmount Park | Trolley Trail |
| 25-Jul-20 | State Game Land 13 | North Mountain - Lower Trails |
| 20-Aug-20 | French Creek SP | Turtle, Boone and Ridge Trail Loop |
| 26-Aug-20 | Blue Marsh Lake | Lake Border Trail |
| 24-Sep-20 | Pennypack Park | Pennypack North Trail |
| 01-Oct-20 | Ridley Creek SP | Ridley Creek Full White Trail Loop |
| 22-Oct-20 | Swatara Creek SP/SGL-211 | Appalachian Trail: Swatara Gap to Rausch Shelter |
| 23-Oct-20 | SGL-211 | AT: Rausch Gap to Just Beyond SGL-221 |
| 24-Oct-20 | Swatara Creek SP | AT: SGL-211 Border to Swatara Gap |
| 08-Nov-20 | Worlds End State Park | Cold Run Extended Loop Trail |
| 09-Nov-20 | Ricketts Glen State Park | Old Beaver Dam Road Trail |
| 10-Nov-20 | Ricketts Glen State Park | Grandview Trail with Spur to SP Boundary |
| 28-Nov-20 | Wissahickon Park | Jannette St TH > Hermit’s Cave >Forbidden Dr |