Here's another trail I never heard of! The trail
guide below apparently dates from 1963, so it was one of the earlier trails at camp. If
any visitors to this site ever hiked it or have more information on it please let me know.
What did the trail markers look like?
| Onteora Scout Reservation |
Nassau County Council, B.S.A. |
The Dan Beard Adventure Hiker Trail Guide
This trail, marked with the Dan Beard Markers, is a test
not only of orientation skills, but of most second and first class requirements as well as
survival skills and patrol operation. It is to be run by a patrol, using only the
following equipment: a compass, pencil, paper, a length of rope, a red-tag swimmer with a
tag (he must have boating), knife, a handbook, and a canteen.
The course begins at the indicated point in the Dan Beard
Shelter.
1) Take a bearing of 337 degrees and follow it for 96 feet.
Identify the trail you are on __________.
2) Take a bearing of 8 degrees for 100'. What animal is
responsible for the damage to this tree? ___________
3) Take a bearing of 16 degrees for 161'. Purify one quart
of this water (use canteen).
4) Take a bearing of 130 degrees for 276'. Identify the
marked tree. _______________
5) Take a bearing of 104 degrees for 682'. The height of
this prominent landmark is __________.
6) Proceed to -/.-./.-/-../../-./- -./ /.- -./- - -/.../-/
/ /
7) Proceed to the Hendrickson Memorial. Count the number of
puncheon (split) logs there.
8) From the Cherry Tree nearest the center, go south 110'.
9) Follow marked trail to Waterfront. What is point #5 in
the 8-Defense swim? ___________
10) Follow the White Trail SW to Ernest Thompson Seton
Shelter. Find Azimuth of the Dam from marker near shore.
11) Follow the Boundary Trail of Camp to the older
Waterfront.
12) From marker proceed 108 degrees 102', then to point of
shore at 242 degrees (ask permission before using boats)
or
Count the number of usable canoes and identify the two
trees on either side of the marker. Proceed to large Yellow Birch at S corner of the lake.
13) Follow Red Trail to - tseraen/yrehcra/egnar.
14) Proceed to the Shelter named for the first Honorary
President of the BSA. Here, tie knot #7 on the hitching rack with your own rope -- bring
this back with the knot in it.
15) Take a bearing of 300 degrees for 141'. Then proceed
along road 240'.
16) Follow marked trail into woods. Make 3' of natural rope
from plants found on the trail.
17) Follow Red Trail to shelter, collecting leaves from 5
Trees and 4 Edible Wild pants - identify them.
OSR/46-63
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