Trail Blogs

Hiking a long route in Bass River State Forest that adds in Absegami and Joe’s Trail.

Hiking around old cranberry bogs on a bright and sunny winter day.

The New Year’s Day forecast was initially calling for sunny skies but when we woke to no sun and heavy wind gusts we made a game-day substitution to head to John Phillips Preserve.

Hiking Hartshorne Woods from Buttermilk Valley to Rocky Point and checking out the new Big Gun at Battery Lewis.

Hiking Ramapo Valley County Reservation on an overcast winter day.

Hiking Thompson Park Conservation Area at the end of Fall.

Hiking to Blue Mountain under overcast skies in late October.

Checking out the new Wildlife Loop trail at Rutgers Ecological Preserve.

Hiking the Appalachian Trail from Sunrise Mountain to Culver Fire Tower and Culvers Gap in Summer.

Shady trail with multiple viewpoints along the Appalachian Trail in High Point State Park.

We wanted to do another challenging hike so we headed out to Splitrock, which we hadn’t done since 2015.

This hike serves up a long series of some of the best vistas in the state but it’s not for beginners.

Plenty of viewpoints and cascades along a stream but you have to work for it as the trails go up and down over multiple peaks.

We were looking to get in a somewhat long workout hike with hills but no more than an hour away – and Round Valley fits the bill.