Name: MO: Tuscarora Trail, Sections 3-6 (42 miles)
Start: 2025-12-05T15:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-12-07T16:00:00-05:00
Location: Grosvenor-Strathmore

Part II of my Tuscarora Trail section hike. I'm going to have to start biting off bigger chunks if I have any hope of finishing this, so here's the next 4 sections. Going Northbound this time in order to hit shelters both nights!

Our call time is 3pm on Friday because the setup is going to take a while. We'll once again drive 3ish hours from [Grosvenor to Colonel Denning State Park](https://maps.app.goo.gl/YENj8EzmHfGK27Xz9) to drop one or more vehicles, then shuttle an additional hour to [Cowans Gap State Park](https://maps.app.goo.gl/ruvZP49qd7FirSwG6) to begin hiking. We'll have 5 miles in the dark to reach Burd Run Shelter, hopefully at a reasonable hour.

Saturday is a 22-mile day, mostly on dry ridges with a fair bit of elevation change. The trail was extremely rocky in Sections 1&2, and while I don't expect this part to be quite as bad, it's still Rocksylvania so I'm sure we'll deal with some. Midway through the day there's a 2-mile roadwalk, with the option for a side-trip into the town of Spring Run for lunch. After that we climb back up to the next ridge and follow it up to Tuscarora State Forest and the Fowler Hollow Shelter.

Sunday leaves us with 14 more miles, cutting across the grain in the morning and then back on the ridge of Blue Mountain up to Colonel Denning.

This trip is open to all Members but be forewarned that it'll be a tough hike. The Tuscarora is rugged, overgrown, and lacking in reliable water. If the weather turns cold in the next two weeks I may also add a winter rating.

**Links:**

* [CalTopo](https://caltopo.com/m/V2ESMU8)
* [Map](https://potomactrailclub.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/potomactrailclub/product.jsp?product=22&)
* [Guidebook](https://potomactrailclub.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/potomactrailclub/product.jsp?product=32&)
* [Weather](https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=40.24723&lon=-77.61084&site=all&smap=1)

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