OH>October hang planning

**Diz** · 10-12-2017, 18:37

Originally Posted by MadTurtleCreek

So getting to wildcat it is going to be about a 2,5-3 hour drive for me. I will check with a friend of mine to see if he would be willing to car pool it. Otherwise I may have to pass this time since it would mean throwing money for gas in my truck and buying a filter after I just dropped $250 on a top quilt and another $150 on a under quilt. Might just be a hard sell on the wifey when I will be off work for 3 weeks.

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Wooster about an hour due south from me so anytime there is a southern trip planed I'd be interested in working out some kind of ride sharing if schedules work out.

**MadTurtleCreek** · 10-13-2017, 01:45

Originally Posted by Diz

Wooster about an hour due south from me so anytime there is a southern trip planed I'd be interested in working out some kind of ride sharing if schedules work out.

That is a good possibility. I just lost my job so I am not sure what the future is going to hold for me.

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**Broken Halo** · 10-17-2017, 09:39

Anybody getting out this weekend?

I'm thinking about hitting the Indiana Adventure Trail because I've not been there. It's 25 miles and shouldn't be too crazy. Only negative is lack of water sources. But, seems pretty easy to cache water.

**Diz** · 10-17-2017, 10:07

TreesCompany, his brother and I are going to meet in Zanesville Friday and to do an overnight on an upper section of the Muskinghum River Trail. Plan is to put in at Dresden Dam around noon on Friday, camp at Ellis Lock and finish up Saturday at Zane's Landing. Open invitation if anyone is interested in joining for either leg.

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**Broken Halo** · 10-17-2017, 10:28

A paddle trip sounds fun. But, I don't have the gear for a paddle trip.

**Diz** · 10-17-2017, 16:13

Originally Posted by Broken Halo

A paddle trip sounds fun. But, I don't have the gear for a paddle trip.

My kayak can take up to two people and 500 lbs, there would not be much room for gear but Trees said that they will have room in their canoe for extra gear. We would need to arrange for a second paddle and a PFD, I think Trees may be able to help with those.

**Hobopelican** · 10-18-2017, 17:55

Originally Posted by Diz

TreesCompany, his brother and I are going to meet in Zanesville Friday and to do an overnight on an upper section of the Muskinghum River Trail. Plan is to put in at Dresden Dam around noon on Friday, camp at Ellis Lock and finish up Saturday at Zane's Landing. Open invitation if anyone is interested in joining for either leg.

Really jealous. Hope you guys have a great paddle!

**Trees company** · 10-21-2017, 19:43

Had a great time on the Muskingum River ! The river moved us along at a good pace , we did 9 miles each day and found a nice camp on a large island. Good conversation around a nice fire and Diz done great with his new craft. Looking forward to the next trip.D715B73C-8C60-4723-B8BF-83AF1B4E1FF1.jpg[/ATTACH[ATTACH=CONFIG]156160[]7508EB73-6BAC-4F5E-BECE-90D0D48304D2.jpg CF9A5B5B-992A-4FBC-8A3F-75F6B3D92B61.jpg

**gandeeman60** · 10-24-2017, 15:17

Originally Posted by Trees company

The wildcat hollow backpack trail in Wayne national forest near Athens . I did an overnighter there back in April . I did the short loop and camped in a really nice spot on the long loop. There is no potable water avaliable but plenty for filtering (at least in the spring ) it has been very dry lately. There was an info kiosk but no registration that I remember ( there are no designated campsites).

I hate to butt in on this thread, but I was cruising the forums and came across this discussion. I live in Athens County and I've considered Wildcat Hollow several times and always cross it off my list because of the water situation. True, there is no potable water, and true, there are streams, although they can be somewhat unreliable. However, I just recently stopped at the Wayne National Forest welcome center near Nelsonville to get some info/maps, etc. I struck up a conversation with a ranger about areas to camp and mentioned Wildcat Hollow and the water situation. He suggested caching water near spots where the trail crosses roads because "we don't recommend filtering and drinking the water anywhere in the Wayne." This is due to the history of mining all over this area, and I think some of the stuff in the streams nothing will filter out.

**Broken Halo** · 10-25-2017, 09:20

Originally Posted by gandeeman60

I hate to butt in on this thread, but I was cruising the forums and came across this discussion. I live in Athens County and I've considered Wildcat Hollow several times and always cross it off my list because of the water situation. True, there is no potable water, and true, there are streams, although they can be somewhat unreliable. However, I just recently stopped at the Wayne National Forest welcome center near Nelsonville to get some info/maps, etc. I struck up a conversation with a ranger about areas to camp and mentioned Wildcat Hollow and the water situation. He suggested caching water near spots where the trail crosses roads because "we don't recommend filtering and drinking the water anywhere in the Wayne." This is due to the history of mining all over this area, and I think some of the stuff in the streams nothing will filter out.

Most water filters only filter out bacteria and other organisms, not chemicals. Charcoal filters will help get rid high iron and other things that make it taste bad. Still not sure they filter the chemicals though.