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SaveThe J.E. Mack Scout Reservation is a private property owned and operated by the PA Dutch Council (http://padutchbsa.org/) of the Boy Scouts of America.
Camp Mack will be closed to public use Monday through Saturday for the 2022-2023 hunting season:
October 1, 2022 - January 16, 2023
And closed Sunday 11/13. 11/20 and 11/27.
Thanks for your cooperation
E-bikes not permitted.
The property is open to the public for mountain biking, hiking, trail running and other non-scouting activities provided the Camp closure dates/ map restrictions are observed and respected*.
*Restricted Area-Closed areas include the main Camp area and roads. See Restricted Area polygon for details: Restricted Area
Hunting is permitted only through the exclusive use of the Hammer Creek Hunt Club.
SAMBA and the Pa Dutch Council have been working together since early 2002 and continue this relationship under a VOLUNTEER TRAIL STEWARDSHIP AGREEMENT that is new for 2015.
Since the beginnings of mountain biking, Camp Mack has been a keystone in the area known to many as “Brickerville”. Famous for its rocks, roots and rough terrain it was a natural spot for some of the areas earliest mountain bike races featuring cross country, trials and downhill events. These races introduced many people to the sport and helped make Camp Mack a go to spot for great riding.
Early 2000’s, a forestry stewardship plan was being put into action to start the harvesting of standing timber on the property and a permit system was put into place that would charge mountain bikers a $50 per year to ride on the property. After a couple of years of the PA Dutch council administering the permit system and logging taking its toll on the trail system, SAMBA contacted the PA Dutch Council. At the first meeting SAMBA was notified the council was considering closing the property to all non-scouting activities, citing increasing conflict with different user groups and difficulty with the permit system. Coming out of that meeting SAMBA was able to present a plan that would provide the Pa Dutch Council with solutions to these issues. The first benefit to the council was the transfer of the administration of the permit system from the scout office in Lancaster to Green Mountain Cyclery along with a cost reduction from $50 to $25 a year. The second benefit was SAMBA would provide communication to the greater mountain biking community to reduce conflicts. The third would be the redevelopment of the trails lost to timber harvesting, following best practices established by the International Mountain Bike Association. The plan was approved and implemented with approximately 100 passes issued every year and many trails re-established with hundreds of volunteer hours cementing the relationship between SAMBA and the Pa Dutch Council.
After years of service to the Scouts, SAMBA, with support from IMBA, was able to negotiate the elimination of the permit system and enter into a Volunteer Trail Stewardship Agreement that allows for the continuation of SAMBA support for years to come.
Currently, SAMBA is reclaiming trails lost to logging, and establishing new trails to avoid use of the camp roads.
Camp Mack will be closed to public use Monday through Saturday for the 2022-2023 hunting season:
October 1, 2022 - January 16, 2023
And closed Sunday 11/13. 11/20 and 11/27.
Thanks for your cooperation
E-bikes not permitted.
The property is open to the public for mountain biking, hiking, trail running and other non-scouting activities provided the Camp closure dates/ map restrictions are observed and respected*.
*Restricted Area-Closed areas include the main Camp area and roads. See Restricted Area polygon for details: Restricted Area
Hunting is permitted only through the exclusive use of the Hammer Creek Hunt Club.
SAMBA and the Pa Dutch Council have been working together since early 2002 and continue this relationship under a VOLUNTEER TRAIL STEWARDSHIP AGREEMENT that is new for 2015.
Since the beginnings of mountain biking, Camp Mack has been a keystone in the area known to many as “Brickerville”. Famous for its rocks, roots and rough terrain it was a natural spot for some of the areas earliest mountain bike races featuring cross country, trials and downhill events. These races introduced many people to the sport and helped make Camp Mack a go to spot for great riding.
Early 2000’s, a forestry stewardship plan was being put into action to start the harvesting of standing timber on the property and a permit system was put into place that would charge mountain bikers a $50 per year to ride on the property. After a couple of years of the PA Dutch council administering the permit system and logging taking its toll on the trail system, SAMBA contacted the PA Dutch Council. At the first meeting SAMBA was notified the council was considering closing the property to all non-scouting activities, citing increasing conflict with different user groups and difficulty with the permit system. Coming out of that meeting SAMBA was able to present a plan that would provide the Pa Dutch Council with solutions to these issues. The first benefit to the council was the transfer of the administration of the permit system from the scout office in Lancaster to Green Mountain Cyclery along with a cost reduction from $50 to $25 a year. The second benefit was SAMBA would provide communication to the greater mountain biking community to reduce conflicts. The third would be the redevelopment of the trails lost to timber harvesting, following best practices established by the International Mountain Bike Association. The plan was approved and implemented with approximately 100 passes issued every year and many trails re-established with hundreds of volunteer hours cementing the relationship between SAMBA and the Pa Dutch Council.
After years of service to the Scouts, SAMBA, with support from IMBA, was able to negotiate the elimination of the permit system and enter into a Volunteer Trail Stewardship Agreement that allows for the continuation of SAMBA support for years to come.
Currently, SAMBA is reclaiming trails lost to logging, and establishing new trails to avoid use of the camp roads.
source: SAMBAbiker.com
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
eBikes Allowed:
No
AKA: Camp Mack
Land Status: Private Property
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- Mountain Bike
37 trails
- Hike
50 trails
- Trail Running
49 trails
Region Details
- 14
- 1
- 1
- 15
- 6
Region Status
Caution as of Feb 3, 2023
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 50
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 37
- Trails E-Bike
- 1
- Trails Horse
- 5
- Trails Hike
- 50
- Trails Trail Running
- 49
- Trails Snowshoe
- 4
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Total Distance
- 29 miles
- Total Descent
- 4,126 ft
- Total Vertical
- 570 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 994 ft
- Reports
- 104
- Photos
- 21
- Ridden Counter
- 5,486
Popular J. Edward Mack Scout Reservation Trails
Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Uncle Nate Camp Mack | 10 miles | |
| Camp Mack Ride Plan #1 | 11 miles | |
| Let's Climb !! | 9 miles | |
| 2021 RR | 6 miles | |
| SBP Horseshoe | 7 miles | |
| Spring and Bart Loop | 5 miles | |
| Camp Mack minus eagle rock | 9 miles | |
| 4 mile J. Edward Mack Scout Reservation Ride | popular ridelog | 4 miles |
| 12 mile J. Edward Mack Scout Reservation Ride | popular ridelog | 12 miles |
| 10 mile J. Edward Mack Scout Reservation All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 10 miles |
Photos of J. Edward Mack Scout Reservation Mountain Bike
trail: Spring
46 |
Jul 20, 2021 @ 10:47am
Jul 20, 2021
trail: Spring
66 |
Jul 20, 2021 @ 10:45am
Jul 20, 2021
trail: Horseshoe
48 |
Jun 13, 2021 @ 1:25pm
Jun 13, 2021
trail: Horseshoe
109 |
Feb 7, 2019 @ 5:35pm
Feb 7, 2019
trail: Horseshoe
114 |
Feb 7, 2019 @ 5:35pm
Feb 7, 2019
trail: Horseshoe
105 |
Feb 7, 2019 @ 5:34pm
Feb 7, 2019
trail: Horseshoe
100 |
Feb 7, 2019 @ 5:34pm
Feb 7, 2019
trail: Horseshoe
73 |
Feb 7, 2019 @ 5:34pm
Feb 7, 2019
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe | Jan 30, 2023 @ 10:42am Jan 30, 2023 | Wet | Rogersgs | ||
| Spring | Jan 30, 2023 @ 2:42am Jan 30, 2023 | Prevalent Mud | Rogersgs | ||
| Light | Jan 30, 2023 @ 2:42am Jan 30, 2023 | Variable | Rogersgs | ||
| Horseshoe | Jan 30, 2023 @ 2:42am Jan 30, 2023 | Variable | Rogersgs | ||
| Horseshoe | Jan 30, 2023 @ 2:42am Jan 30, 2023 | Wet | Rogersgs | ||
| Horseshoe | Jan 30, 2023 @ 2:42am Jan 30, 2023 | Dry | Rogersgs | ||
| Hammer Creek Road | Oct 28, 2022 @ 9:02am Oct 28, 2022 | Dry | cpurdue SAMBA | ||
| Sharp to Forge | Jun 24, 2022 @ 1:17pm Jun 24, 2022 | Unknown | cpurdue SAMBA | ||
| Explorer Lodge | Jun 24, 2022 @ 1:15pm Jun 24, 2022 | Unknown | cpurdue SAMBA | ||
| Knob Hill | Jun 24, 2022 @ 1:15pm Jun 24, 2022 | Unknown | cpurdue SAMBA |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | anatoliyy | wishlist | trail | Pumping Station RD | Feb 4, 2023 @ 2:22pm 2 days |
 | Rogersgs | add | report | Horseshoe and 8 more | Feb 3, 2023 @ 7:31am Feb 3, 2023 |
 | cpurdue | update | trail | Lost Valley | Dec 20, 2022 @ 8:23am Dec 20, 2022 |
 | AxumDP | wishlist | region | J. Edward Mack Scout Reservation | Nov 29, 2022 @ 5:39am Nov 29, 2022 |
| cpurdue | update | trail | Lost Valley | Nov 1, 2022 @ 6:20am Nov 1, 2022 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Trail is back but pretty washed out and... | Jun 21, 2022 @ 5:43pm Jun 21, 2022 | ||
| trail | Just rode for the first time since last year.... | Apr 29, 2022 @ 10:35am Apr 29, 2022 | ||
| trail | Going uphill it really wasn't too bad except... | Apr 29, 2022 @ 7:55am Apr 29, 2022 | ||
| trail | Trail is clear again and rideable. | Dec 19, 2021 @ 7:52pm Dec 19, 2021 | ||
| trail | Trail is now clear again and rideable | Dec 19, 2021 @ 7:51pm Dec 19, 2021 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speedwell Lake | 1 | 2.5 km | |||
| State Game Land 156 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.8 km | |
| Governor Dick | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7.6 km | |
| Ephrata Bike Park @ Heatherwood | 4 | 8.4 km | |||
| Landis Woods | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10.7 km |
Local Badges
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Decend 100k at Camp Mack0 awarded -
Completionist2 awarded
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 37 | 22 miles | 2,828 ft | 9 miles | 561 ft | #1,921 | #1,022 | 21 | 102 | 7 | 2,047 | |
| E-Bike | 1 | 2 miles | 128 ft | 1 mile | 85 ft | 70 | 13 | |||||
| Horse | 5 | 8 miles | 807 ft | 3 miles | 558 ft | 40 | ||||||
| Hike | 50 | 29 miles | 4,124 ft | 12 miles | 571 ft | #1,235 | #772 | 104 | 104 | |||
| Trail Running | 49 | 29 miles | 4,055 ft | 11 miles | 571 ft | #1,241 | #769 | 104 | 75 | |||
| Snowshoe | 4 | 5 miles | 679 ft | 2 miles | 469 ft | 1 | ||||||
| Backcountry Ski | 1 | 4,370 ft | 7 ft | 482 ft | 246 ft |
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