LENAPE34 2010 - What Happened?
Congratulations to all 50 walkers who participated in the first Lenape34 Walk of up to 34 miles. Columbus Day, October 11, 2010 was a gloriously beautiful day to enjoy the challenge of the 34-mile Lenape Trail in Essex County, NJ. At least it was until the rain and hail opened up on us at the end.
Also, many thanks to all who attended our post-event celebration on Nov 7 in the Ironbound. It was a fitting way to toast a great and challenging walk.
Event Wrap Up
- Read about the Event - Log for LENAPE34 - 10/11/10 - Millburn to Newark
- Read about the Post-L34 Walk & Get Together - Ironbound Walk & FreeWalkers Get-Together
- Dog Tags Awarded - L34 dog tags for all walkers.
- WalkTalk - What walkers said about the experience.
- L34 Statistics - Post-event Survey - how far, age, gender, home state, etc.
- Event's Last Press Release - October 16, 2010.
- Photos - Lenape34 Event and Other Related Photos
- Walker Blog - Chris Casciano's Blog - LENAPE34
- Walker Blog - John Demmer's "What a Crazy Night!" Blog - LENAPE34
Lenape Trail Overview
The Lenape Trail was first established over 30 years ago by Al Kent, a retired trail coordinator who wanted to connect as many natural resources and points of interest in Essex County as he could, traversing towns, parks, woodlands, and residential areas along the way. Our walk along the trail takes you from the peak of South Mountain to urban Newark. The Lenape Trail is currently going through a revitalization effort largely due to Steve Marano and the NYNJ Trail Conference efforts. Steve also is directing an effort to finalize the 130-mile Liberty Water Gap Trail across New Jersey.
The Lenape34 Event
TheFreeWalkers(formerly NJ2NY50 Walkers) organized the event which occurred on 10/11/10. The event began in Millburn at 7:00 a.m. on Monday, October 11, 2010 and the last recorded walker finished at 9:00 p.m. Thirty nine walkers started in Millburn, many others joined in along the way, totaling 50 participants. Seven walkers made the full 34-mile distance to Penn Station, Newark in approximately 13 hours.
The event was designed specifically so walkers could use mass transportation, particularly NJ Transit, to assist them in getting to the event and back. Also, the event encouraged less ambitious walkers to join along the way at various points and complete a part of the walk they were comfortable with.
We hope to repeat the walk again next year. Please sign up to receive future information about this walk and other FreeWalker Events. There is no cost to join or walk in any event. We are currently developing a schedule of events for 2011.
