North Woods

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><script type="text/javascript" src="http://hb.lycos.com/hb.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ratings.lycos.com/ratings/lycosRating.js.php"></script> <script type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[//><!]]></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://scripts.lycos.com/catman/init.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-start.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-middle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-end.js"></script> <noscript> <img src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/img/common/ot_noscript.gif?rand=569797" alt="" width="1" height="1" />  <iframe frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" width="728" height="90" src="http://ad.yieldmanager.com/st?ad_type=iframe&ad_size=728x90&section=209094"></iframe>  </noscript> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=40 BGCOLOR="#0099FF" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Cross Country Skiing - Laurel Highlands Pennsylvania</b></FONT><B>    </b><B> |     </b><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cross Country Skiing Laurel Highlands P"><U><B>home</b></U></A></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=170 BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cross Country Skiing Laurel Highlands P"><U><B>HOME</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kooser SP Hidden Valley"><U><B>Kooser - Hidden Valley</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="North Woods"><U><B>North Woods</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Roaring Run"><U><B>Roaring Run</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bear Run Ohiopyle SP"><U><B>Bear Run - Ohiopyle SP</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Laurel Ridge"><U><B>Laurel Ridge</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Laurel Mountain"><U><B>Laurel Mountain</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Area Map"><U><B>Area Map</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id10.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Other Links"><U><B>Other XC Ski Links</b></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=440 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>North Woods</I></div> <div> The entrance to the main parking area is 1/4 mile west of Hidden Valley, just off Route 31 on Tunnel Road.  The road and parking area are generally plowed in the winter, but sometime takes a day or two after a big snow.</div> <bR> <div> From the lower parking area to the top of the mountain is fairly steep, so if there is not good powder you will have a fast return to your vehicle.   There are a few parking spaces at the top of the hill but usually a good 4-wheel vehicle is needed to get up the hill (Caution the road is shared with snowmobiles).</div> <bR> <div> Shaffer Run Loop has two ways down to the Warming Hut -  A fairly steep downhill or a gentle switchback.  The Forest Service keeps the Warming Hut stocked with firewood.  A great spot for a break.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0aeaaf00.jpg" border=0 width="170" height="240" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="0af42f10.jpg" border=0 width="322" height="241" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="0b1b0eb0.jpg" border=0 width="176" height="235" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>                                                          </b><A HREF="id9.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Warming Hut Log"><U><B>Click Here to read the 2005-2006 Warming Hut Log</b></U></A></div> <div> <B>MAP  </b><A HREF="http://xskiguy.tripod.com/North_Woods.pdf" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://xskiguy.tripod.com/North_Woods.pd"><U>click here to download pdf </U></A>brochure <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >790KB</FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0e03b170.jpg" border=0 width="827" height="791" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>