St. Mary's Wilderness Backpacking Trip - June 14 and June 15

St. Mary's Wilderness Backpacking Trip - June 14 and June 15

To ensure your spot at this event, please use the following sign-up: link:Up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F45A5AE29A1F5C61-56878572-stmarys

For a summer backpacking trip, how about one with a cool, flowing small river and even swimming holes? St. Mary's Wilderness, bounded by the parkway to the east and mountains to the west, is home to the St. Mary's River, which starts here and flows south to the Maury and then the James. I plan on leaving Williamsburg on June 14, early Saturday morning at 7AM.

Please note the following:

• I am driving my truck and I can carry three people besides myself. Any more sign up they will have to have a driver
• I have maps but not sure these trails are on any app or site. I use the National Geographic map #789 and the PATC map #12 also features it.
• This trail does not have any shelters or privys or any places to resupply so pack accordingly. I do not mind sharing my water filter but you need to pack everything for meals as well as sleeping and hiking. Also it is summer so plan for sun, heat and bugs.
• Water is not available until I reach the camp site on the first day so pack what you need to hike on Saturday. Sunday water is along both trails out.
• This is a good trip for first-time backpackers as well as seasoned backpackers.
• I go regardless of the weather. Check Waynesboro, Virginia, for weather, but subtract a few degrees when we are in the mountains.
• This is a wilderness area so the trails are not marked or have directions on them.
• Mark J Wenger [swfl1951@gmail.com](mailto:swfl1951@gmail.com)