Great Girl Scout Hike = Happy Trails!

The Great Girl Scout Hike

Happy Trails to all the wonderful Girl Scouts & their family and friends who made The Great Girl Scout Hike such a huge success!

 

Our Hiker #s (March 12-October 31, 2012)
623 troops/groups/individuals signed up to hike!
5,407 girl hikers
2,800 adult hikers

10,616 miles covered! (section hikers)
6,540 miles covered! (3 GS alumnae thru-hikers; 2,180 miles of AT)

 

30 Troop States/Districts Represented
(where our Girl Scout hikers hailed from):

Virginia 155
Pennsylvania 79
New Jersey 69
New York 65
Maryland 54
North Carolina 45
Tennessee 31
Massachusetts 19
Maine 12
Connecticut 11
Florida 10
Georgia 8
South Carolina 8
Texas 6
New Hampshire 6
Kentucky 4
Indiana 4
West Virginia 4
Illinois 3
Michigan 3
Alabama 3
California 3
Washington, DC 2
Mississippi 2
Missouri 2
Alaska 1
Ohio 1
Wisconsin 1
New Mexico 1
Oklahoma 1

 

3 Girl Guide Countries: Canada, Great Britain, France

 

Shortest distance section hike: ¼ mile
By Senior Troop 905, Albemarle County, VA
4 girls and 2 adults will hike the ¼ mile ADA accessible portion of the Bear Mountain Loop in Bear Mountain, New York!

 

Longest distance section hike: 500 miles
By Joan Mayer, GS alum
“I started on March 12- March 17 and hiked from Compton Gap (mile marker 10.9 in Shenandoah National Park to the MD-West VA state line in Harpers Ferry.) I am a leader whose troop graduated from high school last year, and it is my goal to section hike about half the trail this hiking season to add to my ongoing section hike, which started several years ago in a GS training course! I am also a member of the ATC.”

 

Most Popular AT Sections Signed-Up to Hike

Bear Mountain (New York)
Shenandoah National Park (Virginia)
Smoky Mountains National Park (Tennessee, North Carolina)
Harpers Ferry (West Virginia)
Susquehanna River area (Pennsylvania)
Mount Rogers (Virginia)
Springer Mountain (Georgia)
Stairway to Heaven (New Jersey)
Peter’s Mountain (Pennsylvania)
Pine Grove Furnace State Park (Pennsylvania)
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (New Jersey/Pennsylvania)
Blue Ridge Parkway (Virginia)
McAfee’s Knob/Dragon’s Tooth region (Virginia)