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A treasury of trails that takes you to the best wild places in the Garden State

Known more for its urban areas than its green spaces, the Garden State is actually a crossroads for major interstate trails including the Maine-to-Georgia Appalachian Trail, the 150-mile Highlands Trail, and the 60-mile Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail. Hike along the Appalachian ridge or over the ragged Wyanokies, pass into pine barrens or through marshes and dunes on the coast, and you’ll see that New Jersey has so much more to offer than just cities. These 50 routes cover walks, hikes, and backpacking trips from the Kittatinnies to Cape May.

With excursions from 1.5 to 28 miles in length, accompanied by driving directions, trailhead information, difficulty ratings, and detailed maps, this roster of hikes will suit everyone from families out for a nature walk to adventurous backpackers up for challenge.

ISBN-13: 9781682684443

Media Type: Paperback(Fifth)

Publisher: Countryman Press The

Publication Date: 04-28-2020

Pages: 272

Product Dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

Series: Explorer's 50 Hikes

The New York–New Jersey Trail Conference partners with parks and recruits volunteers to create, protect, and promote more than 1,800 miles of public trails. Daniel Chazin is the man behind many of the Trail Conference's hike descriptions and guide books. He lives in Teaneck, New Jersey, and is a member of the Publications and Conservation committees.

Table of Contents

Hikes at a Glance 8

Acknowledgments 12

Introduction 13

I Ridge and Valley 25

1 South of High Point 26

2 Blue Mountain Loop Trail 30

3 Rattlesnake Swamp-Appalachian Trail Loop 34

4 Mount Tammany 38

II Highlands 43

5 Ramapo Valley County Reservation 44

6 Ramapo Lake and the Van Slyke Castle 49

7 Ringwood Manor Circular 54

8 Skylands Manor 59

9 Lake Sonoma and Overlook Rock 65

10 Wyanokie Circular 69

11 Carris Hill 75

12 Torne Mountain-Osio Rock 79

13 Terrace Pond 83

14 Bearfort Ridge 88

15 Pequannock Watershed 94

16 Wawayanda State Park 100

17 Appalachian Trail-Stairway to Heaven 105

18 Pyramid Mountain 109

19 Mount Hope Historical Park 114

20 Mahlon Dickerson Reservation 118

21 Jenny Jump State Forest 123

22 Point Mountain 128

23 Schooley's Mountain County Park 132

24 Black River Trails 136

25 Merrill Creek Reservoir 141

26 Dismal Harmony Natural Area 147

27 Jockey Hollow 151

28 Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary 156

III Piedmont 161

29 Palisades 162

30 Rockleigh Woods Sanctuary and Lamont Reserve 167

31 High Mountain 171

32 South Mountain Reservation 175

33 Watchung Reservation 182

34 Sourland Mountain Preserve 188

35 D & R Canal-Washington Crossing to Scudder's Falls 192

36 D & R Canal-Bull's Island to Stockton 197

37 D & R Canal-Kingston to Rocky Hill 203

38 D & R Canal-Weston to East Millstone 208

IV Coastal Plain 213

39 Cheesequake State Park 214

40 Hartshorne Woods Park 219

41 Allaire State Park 223

42 Cattus Island 228

43 Island Beach State Park 232

44 Wells Mills County Park 236

45 Bass River State Forest 240

46 Brendan T. Byrne (Lebanon) State Forest 244

47 Carranza Memorial to Apple Pie Hill 250

48 Mullica River Wilderness 255

49 Parvin State Park 260

50 Belleplain State Forest-East Creek Trail 265

Resources 270