So Brinks proved to be a great source.. Water is a few hundred yards behind the right side of the shelter. Flowing well and ice cold.
The new shelter is really nice. Didn't stay long; I tanked up, had a snack and moved on.
So Brinks proved to be a great source.. Water is a few hundred yards behind the right side of the shelter. Flowing well and ice cold.
The new shelter is really nice. Didn't stay long; I tanked up, had a snack and moved on.
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The difficulty of finding any given trail marker is directly proportional to the importance of the consequences of failing to find it.
Google reporting that Brink Road Shelter is Permanently Closed. Can anyone Confirm this?
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Trail Name: Gadget
Completed:
NJ - 2016
NY- 2017
CT - 2018
PA, DWG to Pt Clinton - 2019
NJ (Again) - 2020
Planned:
PA, Pt Clinton to Duncannon - 2021
PA, Duncannon to Pen-Mar - 2022
I would be surprised since it is new, but remember that AT parking lots, privies and shelters in NJ were closed due to Covid. According to ATC website, the privies and shelters are still closed.
Worth a call to the park which sponsors the overnight lot you are considering (ie like Culvers Gap). It may not show on NJ Park websites (it didn't a couple of months ago) but the typical overnight parking lots had No Parking 8pm-5am signs.. I am told overnight parkers were towed. This was when NJ had the 8pm curfew. Either way worth a call b/c the websites were not updated and I would not want you to make the trip to find out you cannot park.
Thanks! I am planning a section from DWG to NY/NJ State line and Brink Road was in the plan. I won't be leaving any cars and we all hammock, so the only issue would be the Privy. I live right Near Waywayanda so I can check the Shelter there and maybe eve stop in at the office.
Thanks for the Ideas!
Trail Name: Gadget
Completed:
NJ - 2016
NY- 2017
CT - 2018
PA, DWG to Pt Clinton - 2019
NJ (Again) - 2020
Planned:
PA, Pt Clinton to Duncannon - 2021
PA, Duncannon to Pen-Mar - 2022
I thru-hiked NJ few weeks ago and all shelters were open. Aka available for use.
Perhaps not officially, per covid guidelines, but nobody was stopping hikers from getting in there and getting some sleep.
Same for privies - available for use and were stocked with sanitizers, etc
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Trail Name: Gadget
Completed:
NJ - 2016
NY- 2017
CT - 2018
PA, DWG to Pt Clinton - 2019
NJ (Again) - 2020
Planned:
PA, Pt Clinton to Duncannon - 2021
PA, Duncannon to Pen-Mar - 2022
Was at 1 shelter last week and the water cache was in the bear box like any other year. Shelter log said all the NJ shelters that normally have water caches do this year.
Have fun.