For detailed hike directions, maps, photos and GPS coordinates, visit ourHarriman page.
Headed to Harriman because it was Saturday during hunting season. (No hunting at Harriman at all). Parked at the visitor center and was surprised to see it packed since it was raining out.
Trail conditions were really slippery so we chose a mostly level trail and did a 7.2 mile loop around Pine Meadow Lake. RED to WHITE to Unmarked Trail to Woods Road to RED to WHITE/BLUE-WHITE to WHITE/YEL to YEL to RED…
For detailed hike directions, maps, photos and GPS coordinates, visit our Buttermilk Falls page.
7.4 miles – Moderate trail surface; steep in the beginning, some rocky sections but also a lot of really easy woods roads.
BLUE (Buttermilk Falls) – AT – ORANGE (Crater Lake) – Woods Road around Hemlock Pond – Woods Road – BLUE (Buttermilk Falls)
Another lovely fall day, a little warmer than we expected… a couple spots on Buttermilk are in the sun and we felt it. The falls are better with spring runoff but they weren’t too bad with the rain we’d had the day before. From the top of the falls it’s steep right away on Buttermilk Falls trail (BLUE) – more than people would expect.
For detailed hike directions, maps, photos and GPS coordinates, visit our Beaver Brook page.
10.7 miles. easy to moderate trail surface, mix of woods road and more rugged trail in the Mahlon Dickerson Reservation, Morris County. Main feature of this hike is Lost Lake and it’s beaver lodge/dam. Right at the start is pretty Saffin Pond.
Highland Connector (BLK Diamond on TEAL Diamond) to Highlands (Teal) to Beaver Brook (White) out-and-back.
Great early-fall weather, upper 60s and cloudy. The lot had a lot of cars but once away from a few people at the pond we passed one hiker couple the whole day. Other than the pond and the lake, there aren’t fantastic views along the trail, it’s just pleasant hiking – nothing real fancy. It’s also nice if you want to do a long hike, but turning around at the Lake makes a nice day out too.
We did see a very large black bear – this is the fourth time spotting a bear this year – which is more than we’ve seen total in all the rest of our years hiking…
For detailed hike directions, maps, photos and GPS coordinates, visit our Long Pond page.
7.9 miles. Moderate, some uphill scrambling, a few wet sections. Mix of easy woods road with rugged Highlands terrain. West Milford NJ, near Monksville Reservoir. There is a shorter option listed on our hike page.
BLUE DOT (Sterling Ridge)/HIGHLANDS – RED DASH on WHITE (Lake to Lake) – Unmarked woods road – YELLOW (Jennings Hollow) – BLUE DOT (Sterling Ridge)/HIGHLANDS
Perfect hiking weather yet again, low 70s and sunny. We didn’t see another person on this entire hike until we were done, and it was just two people checking out the furnace remains. Just a nice pleasant trail, no real view except for one overlook but plenty of other things to keep you interested: building ruins, mine pits, scrambling, some water crossing, crossing the NJ/NY border, and an swampy area where we encountered a heron and a black rat snake…
