The Great Ride Around
the Mountains of PA
Camping Tour
Scamp 'n' Rascal
Cycling Adventures
Registration deadline is June 30

We love the intimacy of cycling. You see more traveling at these speeds, and it's
so easy to stop to explore or take pictures. It's relaxing and comfortable and fun.  
Camping, getting away from the bustle of hotels and crowds, takes that intimacy to
a whole 'nother level. Especially when done the Scamp 'n' Rascal way. You bring
your bike, sleeping bag and tent and we'll take care of the rest. We have no doubt
that you, too, will declare this a GREAT Ride Around the Mountains of
Pennsylvania.

By the way, don't be afraid of the word "Mountains" in the title. This lively tour of
the eastern hills of Pennsylvania sticks close to the rivers. While it isn't flat, any fit
cyclist will love this adventure.
Day 1 - Saturday
    We meet up today at our host hotel near the Lehigh Valley Airport in
    Allentown, PA. Dinner will be on your own so you have a chance to get
    yourself organized, but we hope you’ll come back to the bar afterwards.
    We’re having a little “get to know you - get together”.

    Evening party

Day 2 - Sunday
    Welcome to our home base. We know all the best back roads to take us over
    Blue Mountain, a part of the Kittatinny Ridge, You can really rocket down the
    back side of Blue. Paul’s hit 50mph on the descent. It put some serious
    roses in his cheeks! After Blue we’ll meander along the foot of the mountain
    until we climb through Wind Gap. These roads are beautiful, often traveling
    beside creeks and streams, with plenty of cool canopy overhead. You might
    want to stop for a bit at Coumicille; our own little Stonehenge, or get some
    yummy soft ice cream along the way. There's tons of down hill on your way
    into Portland, on the Delaware River. The day ends with an easy pedal
    downstream to our home for the night, the quiet, serene Driftstone on the
    Delaware.

    Breakfast, Dinner
    Approximately 60 miles

Day 3 - Monday
    This morning we’ll follow the river north through the famous Delaware Water
    Gap where we cross into New Jersey. You’ll love riding the freshly paved
    Coppermine Road as it winds along the Jersey side of the river. It will seem
    like you’ve gone back at least a hundred years in time when we stop at
    Millbrook in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. From here
    we’ll climb over the Appalachian Ridge, rocketing down the other side to one
    of Karen’s favorite haunts; Peters Valley Craft Village. We’ll cross back into
    PA on the only privately owned toll bridge in America. (Don’t worry. It’s free
    to you.) Once we’re back in PA, it’s only a stone’s throw to our home for the
    next two nights, Dingman's Campground. Wait ‘til you see the sites we’ve
    reserved!

    Breakfast, Dinner
    Approximately 45 miles

Day 4 – Tuesday
    It’s our layover day. You can join us on our bikes riding in the beautiful
    Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. We’ll visit waterfalls, gaze at
    vistas, ride to the top of New Jersey and roam through historic mansions to
    our heart’s content. There will be various options for ride distances. You can
    stay on your bike all day, or if you like, you can go hiking on the Appalachian
    Trail or arrange a canoe trip down the Delaware. Or you can just hang out in
    your campsite on the river shore and enjoy the quiet, steady rhythm of the
    water easing by.

    Breakfast, Dinner
    Multiple Routes

Day 5 – Wednesday
    How often can you say you have ridden three states in the same day? We’ll
    start the day in Pennsylvania, ride back across Dingman’s Bridge into New
    Jersey, ride across the tip of Jersey into New York and back into
    Pennsylvania by way of the historic Roebling’s Bridge. Whew! We’ll be riding
    right alongside the upper Delaware, designated as a wild and scenic river.
    It’s common to see Bald Eagles and Osprey, Great Blue Herons and a host
    of other wild life. Zane Grey made the shores of the Delaware and
    Lackawaxen rivers his home because of their great beauty. We’re certain
    you’ll see why as we move up the smaller, more intimate Lackawaxen on our
    way to our campsites in Promised Land State Park.

    Breakfast, Dinner
    Approximately 70 miles

Day 6 – Thursday
    Promised Land State Park is on the Pocono Plateau. Of course plateaus
    here aren't exactly flat, but it's a delightful jaunt over to our final night’s
    lodging, the spectacular Pocono Manor Golf Resort and Spa. This is one of
    the great ladies of the eastern mountain resorts, listed on the National
    Register of Historic Places. We suggest you get there early. There is a lot of
    fun to be had in this place. There are two golf courses, shooting ranges for
    sporting clays, trout fishing, including an Orvis fly fishing school, and much,
    much more. You can even trade your saddle for one with stirrups and go
    horse back riding. Oh, and don’t forget the Spa. Wouldn’t a massage be
    perfect right about now? Then again, you can simply pull up a chair on the
    veranda and embrace the views. They really are spectacular.

    Breakfast, Dinner
    Approximately 50 miles

Day 7 – Friday
    Down hill. Lots and LOTS of down hill. Of course it doesn’t stay that way, but
    at least that’s how your day will begin. We’re headed back down to the
    valley, taking a different route through Wind Gap and working our way down
    roads that grow progressively flatter. It’s hard to believe the week has
    already passed. Certainly this has been one lively, energetic GRAMPA!

    Breakfast
    Approximately 45 miles