Beginners Backpacking Trip - Tecumseh Trail-Beanblossom, Indiana June 3-4, 2017

Beginners Backpacking Trip

Tecumseh Trail –Beanblossom, Indiana

May 20-21, 2017  June 3-4, 2017

Trip Co-Leaders: Leslie Green  ( lesliekgreen@gmail.com)

   Steve Johnson  ( steve_j@lilly.com )

Cost: $10 Bring lunch and snacks for the trail

Maximum number: 10  

Tecumseh Trail –Beanblossom, Indiana May 20th @ 12:00 pm June 3rd @ 12:00 PM,  (rain date June 3-4) $10 for Breakfast and Dinner – bring lunch and snacks for the trail

Wilderness Level 2 (EMS help may be over an hour away) – cell service spotty at best.

Cancellation Date: May 6th (fee must be received by this date) Built by the HHC in 1998-2002, the Tecumseh Trail begins at Morgan-Monroe State Forest Headquarters, five miles south of Martinsville. It ends in a remote area of Brown County forest near Monroe Reservoir, just south of S.R. 46 near Crooked Creek.  We will complete about 7 miles of the trail from Bear Lake to Richardson Road.  The hilly terrain (not too hilly) will give you a good feel for Southern Indiana hiking.

Meet at Dollar General Store in Beanblossom on SR 135 at noon for a gear review and pack fitting.  Then we will shuttle our vehicles and start our hike of about 4 miles from Bear Lake to the Fox Den Shelter.  Along the way we will filter water and practice reading the map for the trail. 

 At camp, we will set up tents, cook dinner as a group with various stove types, and have a campfire for the evening.  Those who prefer can sleep in the shelter (if it’s unoccupied). In the morning we will cook our breakfast, break camp and go another 3 miles to finish our hike. 

 Don’t have gear?  CIWC has tents and backpacks you can borrow and we share some club-provided group gear, such as stoves and water filters.  Suggested personal gear list will be provided by your trip leaders. 

All trip participants will be expected to submit a medical form, sign a waiver and complete emergency information documents prior to participation.