Start at NJ’s highest waterfall then hike steeply uphill to the Appalachian Trail, Crater Lake, and Hemlock Pond.
Mt. Tammany – Delaware Water Gap
Climb steeply uphill to a fantastic overlook of the Delaware Water Gap and Mt. Minsi across the way.
Bearfort Ridge – Surprise Lake
Rugged trail to Surprise Lake with plenty of views, mountain laurel, a rhododendron tunnel, and some scrambling.
Mountain Laurel vs Rhododendron
Mountain Laurel vs Rhododendron – how to tell them apart, plus suggested hikes.
Wawayanda – Pumphouse, South End, Twin Bridges
Enjoyable, shady, rhododendron filled hike around Wawayanda Lake using Pumphouse, South End trail, and Twin Bridges.
Tobyhanna State Park
Loop around large Tobyhanna Lake on a flat, easy trail.
Terrace Pond Loop
Rugged, rocky route with rhododendron tunnels to pretty Terrace Pond.