I may have recovered enough from my Friday the 13th Adventure to write something about it. I tried this ride last Fall with a few people and unfortunatly the group wasn't as motivated to explore a way in as I was so this round I went in Solo and started right from Footbridge Park so I could spend as much time as needed.
Started up the hill through Blairstown which is the opening scene in the movie where Annie walks through the Theater. Up Millbrook Road to the AT trail. Millbrook is where the truck driver is driving Annie to camp, although in real life they were driving away from camp.
This section of the AT is not really rideable at all so I hiked my bike up to a powerline clearing that on Google Maps looked like it went down to the lake. You can see the powerlines in the movie also. Turns out it's a cliff and there really isn't a way down from there. So I hiked the AT farther down to the opposite side of the lake and found a trail with Red markers that looked like it went where I needed to go. Brutal hike a bike that ended up getting me nowhere. Probably another hour wasted and now I was out of water and decided to call it and hike back to the road.
Close to the road I found a 2nd trail that looked like it could be where I need to go so despite having no water, I headed down. This one was the money trail and dropped me right into the back of property across from the beach. I left my bike and scouted around to see if anyone was around. Figured I really looked lost, and actually was lost, so when I got caught it would seem legit.
Took pictures quickly of the lake and wasn't kicked out. Went to the boats, not kicked out. Tried to find some of the film cabins, not kicked out. Place was empty 🙂
Rode out the front door and took the Sand Pond Trail right back the road. Could've saved 4ish hours of hiking in S-Works Shoes!!
On the way home I drove to Hope to finish up some of the other Film Locations like the Cemetary, Store, and Crazy Ralph Scene. Totally a dork thing to do, but, there it is...
