Complete hike details, photos, and video on our Terrace Pond page. We headed to West Milford with hopes of hitting peak foliage around Terrace Pond. The trails were at peak but it looked like the recent rain had hurried things along more than we expected at the pond and from the viewpoints. Still gorgeous though…. [...]
Wawayanda – Old Coal, Lookout, Turkey Ridge
June 3, 2012 Leave a Comment
I’d had Turkey Ridge trail in Wawayanda on my list for several few weeks but we inadvertently chose the worst possible day to do it… it was like the universe was against us… traffic delays, a bike race, and a thunder storm. Yep, it was one of those days. Now, of course, an annoying day [...]
Wawayanda – Pumphouse, Red Dot, Hoeferlin Loop
September 11, 2010 Leave a Comment
Complete hike details, photos, and video on our Wawayanda page. We decided to wander around Wawayanda on a fine September day – pleasant and in the mid 70s. As usual, we just slung together a route as we went. 12 miles – terrain is easy to moderate; distance challenging. Plenty of options for smaller loops [...]
Stairway to Heaven: Pochuck Valley to Pinwheel Vista
July 31, 2010 Leave a Comment
Complete hike details, photos, and video on our Stairway to Heaven page. Gorgeous and diverse section of the Appalachian Trail through northern NJ…. Hike first on boardwalks through marshy areas and over the Pochuck Suspension Bridge, then through hardwood forest, tall fields of wildflowers, over train tracks, a cow pasture (watch for cow pies!) and [...]
Terrace Pond South
September 13, 2009 Leave a Comment
For detailed hike directions, maps, photos and GPS coordinates, visit our Terrace Pond page. 4.8 miles – moderately challenging/challenging. Scrambling involved. YELLOW (Terrace Pond South) – RED (Terrace Pond Red) – WHITE (Terrace Pond Circular) – BLUE (Terrace Pond North) This is just a pretty trail, one of the best in Jersey really. A nice [...]
Wawayanda State Park – Old Coal Trail… plus a Bear!
July 4, 2009 1 Comment
For detailed hike directions, maps, photos and GPS coordinates, visit our Wawayanda State Park – Old Coal page. 11 miles, mostly easy surface. Wawayanda’s trails are mostly level, woods roads. Really just pleasant, easy hiking in a beautiful park. Wildlife spotted: A bear along “Sitting Bear” trail — how cliché… He was gleefully tearing into [...]
Terrace Pond North Trail
May 25, 2009 Leave a Comment
(For detailed hike directions, maps, photos, video, and GPS coordinates, visit our Terrace Pond North page) About 5.4 miles round trip. This trail is part of Wawayanda State Park in the Bearfort Ridge area in Hewitt NJ, and is not the more popular route to Terrace Pond. This is an alternate route that appears to [...]