Itinerary
Fall Orienteering Day Hike
Troop 9
13 November 1999

Description

This is a one day trip of approximately two miles over land from the Johnston trust that has been acquired by the North Carolina Nature Conservancy. The trip will focus on First and Second Class orienteering and Second Class Toten-Chip requirements and will include a hike along Johnston Branch, Old Field Creek, and New Hope Creek. This tract extends approximately two miles from Whitfield Road to Mt. Sinai Road, tapering from about a mile in width to a quarter mile from north to south.

Schedule

 

Arrive:	9:00 a.m. Sat. 13-Nov.-99	Whitfield Road at the ìnewî road on the north side of Whitfield, ~0.6 mi from NC86, ~0.2 mi. from Turkey Farm Road, just past Dr. Fisherís pond
Depart:	3:00 p.m.	Turkey Farm Road at the New Hope Creek crossing, 1.3 mi. from Whitfield Road and .3 mi. from Mt. Sinai Road.

Messages and Emergency Contact

Telephone contact may be tried; call 906-5273. Much of the area has poor cell phone coverage. A direct page to 216-2571 has a better chance for reception.

Electronic mail messages to lyman@page.unch.unc.edu will be forwarded by radio page.

Personal Equipment

Bring a pocket knife, compass, paper, pencil, Scout Handbook (1999 edition), clip board or something to write on, a calculator is helpful but not necessary. Also bring hats, long-sleeve shirts, and sunscreen as warranted.

If you want to invest in a topographic map of the area, get the 1978 7.5 minute Chapel Hill quadrangle.

Patrol Equipment

Each patrol needs to bring a hatchet, saw, files and whetstone.

Food and Water

Pack a bag lunch, trail snacks, and a dayís worth of water (at least 4 liters). No other potable water will be available.