Hiking Batona Trail 2/22 - 2/24

[kayak karl]

I am hiking the Batona Trail http://www.njpinelandsanddownjersey...._position=36:3

on 2/22 at 7 AM will be leaving Bass river (camping 2/21 night) http://www.stateparks.com/bass_river.html will then hike to Bodine Field http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandf...odine-map.html which is about 1 mile off trail.

on 2/23 at 7 AM will leave for Lower Forge http://www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforest...-forge-wsf.pdf and will pass through Batsto at about noon. http://www.batstovillage.org/

on 2/24 at 7 AM will leave for Apple Pie Hill http://www.njpinelandsanddownjersey...._position=35:3 its on more mile to Rt 563 where i will end my hike.

anyone that want to come along feel free. start thur nite,fri morn, fri nite, sat morn or sat noon or just hike along for awhile.
im going rain or shinepm or post. hike is about 40 mi total. the trail is about 1.5 hrs from the bridges for u philly hikers

hike safe
kayak

[kayak karl]

P.S. this in New Jersy, sorry!
http://www.pineys.com/pc_general/batona.htm maps are at bottom of page

[THEmapMAKER]

Info on this trail is hard to find. My wife and I went to bass river and tried to find the official start of the trail, but we could not. We found the general area where it starts. We talked to a ranger and she said there were 2 pink trails, the batona and a very small loop trail and someone connected the two with pink blazes, which they were not suposed to do. Do you know exactly where it starts? What map are you using? Where are you getting water from?

[twentybelow]

i've done dayhikes on the batona with my wife and kids but have always wanted to do the whole thing in one shot, so i may just take you up on your offer and tag along. chances are that i would continue on past rt. 563, stealth camp somewhere in brendon t. byrne SF sunday night, then finish up in ong's hat monday afternoon. rain or shine (or even snow) sounds good to me.

[Joe8484]

I hiked the Batona in September, the northern sections were a bit rough and the first 2-3 miles starting in Bass River are street hiking. The camping sites are located at wierd intervals I ended up stealthing twice.

[kayak karl]

theres this one. ill try to post the kml or kmz for google earth later. the start is 1/2 mile from Bass River entrance near wooden bridge. it is hard to follow at times

[kayak karl]

Info on this trail is hard to find. My wife and I went to bass river and tried to find the official start of the trail, but we could not. We found the general area where it starts. We talked to a ranger and she said there were 2 pink trails, the batona and a very small loop trail and someone connected the two with pink blazes, which they were not suposed to do. Do you know exactly where it starts? What map are you using? Where are you getting water from?

i have a filter. carry 3 litters. bass river has water, harrisonville lake filter, batsto has water, at lower forge the Batsto river is very clean, Batona camp has a pump. one of the roads you cross-cross for miles is called GOOD WATER Rd.

Start
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UT...79372444a98c6a

[THEmapMAKER]

kark thanks for the map. If i remember correctly I thought the ranger said it started about a 1/2 ile past the wooden bridge in a parking lot. Maybe the lady did not now what she was talking about. Seems like they should mark it with a sign. thanks for the info on water as well. That is very helpful.

[kayak karl]

I am hiking the Batona Trail http://www.njpinelandsanddownjersey...._position=36:3

on 2/22 at 7 AM will be leaving Bass river (camping 2/21 night) http://www.stateparks.com/bass_river.html will then hike to Bodine Field http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandf...odine-map.html which is about 1 mile off trail.

on 2/23 at 7 AM will leave for Lower Forge http://www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforest...-forge-wsf.pdf and will pass through Batsto at about noon. http://www.batstovillage.org/

on 2/24 at 7 AM will leave for Apple Pie Hill http://www.njpinelandsanddownjersey...._position=35:3 its on more mile to Rt 563 where i will end my hike.

anyone that want to come along feel free. start thur nite,fri morn, fri nite, sat morn or sat noon or just hike along for awhile.
im going rain or shinepm or post. hike is about 40 mi total. the trail is about 1.5 hrs from the bridges for u philly hikers

hike safe
kayak

my dad needs to move where he can get some care and company. moving him this weekend. this is a good thing for the stubborn Dutchman
if you still go have fun. will reschedule my trip.

[Foyt20]

I am planning on doing it with a co worker this spring/summer. Thanks for the links though.

[THEmapMAKER]

karl,
I was looking forward to the map you were going to make!

[kayak karl]

karl,
I was looking forward to the map you were going to make!

still doing it. dad will be settled in no time. it will make hiking and my thru easier with him with him girlfriend.

[kayak karl]

my most up dated info on batona trial. if this helps anybody
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en...be307&t=p&z=10

[twentybelow]

i postponed my batona hike also. in the meantime, i have been asked to be part of a backpacking trip slated for this coming week, destination unknown as yet. when i was asked for trail suggestions, i recommended the batona, so there's a chance 3-5 of us will be out there sometime between sunday march 2 and friday the 7th.

in regard to maps, i found this one and enlarged it, printed out six full-page sections, then taped them together to make one large map with decent detail and perspective. hope it helps.

http://www.pineypower.com/pinebarrensmap.pdf