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From
New York and New Jersey
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Take
Interstate 80 west across the
Delaware River, passing the exits for
Delaware Water Gap and East Stroudsburg.
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Get
off at Stroudsburg exit 307,
Broad Street/Route 191.
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Turn
left at stop sign and follow Route 191
south over hill and dale to the top of
Blue Mountain (4 miles).
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Where
you will see signs on left for
"Kirkridge Nelson Lodge" and
the Appalachian Trail.
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Watch
for second "Kirkridge" sign on
the left at a street lamp and turn left
onto Fox Gap Road.
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Drive down Fox Gap Road for 1/2
mile, passing more Kirkridge signs
along the way.
- Where the road
levels out, turn left onto Quaker
Plain Road and proceed to the
gravel parking area along the fence
beyond the barn.
From Scranton
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Take Interstate
80 east toward Stroudsburg,
passing signs for
Stroudsburg Business Rt. 209.
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Get off at Stroudsburg exit 307, Park Avenue.
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Turn right on
to Route 611 south, for
about 3/10 mile and turn right
onto Route 191 south.
- After driving
about 3.7 miles on 191 south ,
you will see signs on left for
"Kirkridge Nelson
Lodge" and the Appalachian
Trail.
- Watch for
second "Kirkridge"
sign on the left at a street
lamp and turn left onto Fox Gap
Road.
- Drive down Fox
Gap Road for 1/2 mile, passing
more Kirkridge signs along the
way.
- Where the road
levels out, turn left onto
Quaker Plain Road and proceed to
the gravel parking area along
the fence beyond the barn.
From Philadelphia via
Allentown>
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Take Route 22 East
or I78 East to Route 33 North.
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Take Route 33
North to the Wind Gap Exit,
turn right on to Route 512 North.
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Stay on Route
512 North for 5.2 miles, passing
through Pen Argyl and into Bangor,
where you will turn left onto
Route 191 North.
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Go North on Route
191 for 4.8 miles, leaving the
borough of Bangor, passing thru
Roseto, and up to the top of Blue
Mountain.
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Make sure that you
DON'T turn onto Fox Gap Avenue
or you will be hopelessly lost.
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Watch for first "Kirkridge"
sign on the right, and turn right
onto Fox Gap Road, if you pass
the Appalachian Trail & Nelson Lodge
you have
gone too far.
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Drive down Fox
Gap Road for 1/2 mile, passing
more Kirkridge signs along the way.
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Where the road
levels out, turn left onto Quaker
Plain Road and proceed to the
gravel parking area along the fence
beyond the barn.
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Kirkridge Retreat Center, Bangor,
PA. Next door to Columcille.
http://www.kirkridge.org/
The
Arrowheart Inn, 3021 Valley View
Drive, Bangor, PA 18013.
Tel: toll-free (888) 546-6001 (pin
9435); (610) 588-0241; fax: (610)
588-2065.
http://www.arrowheartinn.com
Conveniently located on Route 191 five
miles south of Stroudsburg (i.e., about
a mile from Columcille). Free pickup at
the station. Three non-smoking rooms. A
contemporary Bed and Breakfast nestled
near the top of the ridge called
Kittatinny in the Blue Mountains. Our
setting is beautiful, peaceful and
secluded yet conveniently located to
many Pocono attractions. From our deck
the view of the Delaware River Valley is
extraordinary.
Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau, Inc.
Skylands Visitor Magazine, Denville, NJ.
setabit@njskylands.com |