Reroute
- Date Posted
- Jun 14, 2025
- Section
- New Straitsville
- Chapter
- Little Cities of the Forest Chapter
This map update applies to the 2018 BTA printed New Straitsville map, and to the 2025 Avenza and FarOut app versions of the BT.
A change was made by the trail crew in the New Straitsville Section between Points 22 and 23. As a result, the description for Point 22 changes to reflect the physical change. The Section length increased by 0.2 miles making it 61.4 miles. For CW Points numbered 23 and higher add 0.2 miles to the trail distance. For CCW Points numbered 22 and lower, add 0.2 miles to the trail distance. The revised description is as follows:
CW 39.7 | CCW 23.5 | Point 22 | Tecumseh Lake | Facilities: (P) No overnight parking
Follow blue blazes across dam, turn North onto SR 93, and at the 4-way STOP, continue into the Village of Shawnee (MM,P,R,W,E, BTA Office). Overnight parking on Main St. Turn left on Main St and continue 0.6miles W, passing the BTA office in 324ft on your left. Just past Shawnee Mission Church turn left. On your right you will see a brown garage with a blue blaze on the back door. Inside are two wooden bunks, electricity, and some bottled water. Cross SR 93 at carsonite post and turn left. Follow blazes and continue in SR 93 right of way until just past a gas station. Turn right onto Upson Hollow Rd (T438). To the left is a dirt road leading to a private campground that provides parking and a pit toilet. Call Zach (740-603-8155) to reserve.
After 0.2miles on Upson Hollow Rd, the trail will turn right and enter the woods through a private property easement. Continue NW initially, then into the Wayne National Forest (0.4mi) before ending up in a beautiful, reclaimed strip mine, crossing limestone rocks battling acid mine drainage with a waterfall off to the left. Descend to Rock Run Rd (0.27mi, T41). Cross Rock Run Rd and follow the trail NW through a beautiful hollow, crossing a small creek before ascending a hillside. Turn W after 0.5 mi through a white pine forest on footpath. In 0.45mi, turn NW onto Old Town Rd (C38), cross Monday Creek (450’), pass (T190, exits SW), and turn NE with Old Town Rd.
