50 Hikes in New Jersey

by Scofield, Bruce C.; Green, Stella J.; Zimmerman, H. Neil

• ISBN13: 9780881503579
• ISBN10: 0881503576
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-05-01
• Publisher: Backcountry Pubns

Summary

-- Clear directions to the best hikes in each area
-- Each hike includes a contour map and gives mileage, vertical rise, and estimated hiking time
-- "Hikes at a Glance" overview chart makes it easy to pick a hike

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION	7	(11)
RIDGE AND VALLEY PROVINCE	18	(34)
1. Cedar Swamp and High Point	18	(5)
2. South of High Point	23	(4)
3. Stockes State Forest	27	(6)
4. Rattlesnake Swamp to Catfish Pond	33	(4)
5. Mount Tammany	37	(4)
6. Appalachian Trail Backpack	41	(11)
HIGHLANDS PROVINCE	52	(88)
7. Hoeferlin Memorial Trail	52	(7)
8. Ringwood Manor Circular	59	(4)
9. Skylands Manor	63	(5)
10. Governor Mountain	68	(3)
11. Norvin Green State Forest	71	(5)
12. Carris Hill	76	(4)
13. Bearfort Ridge	80	(5)
14. Terrace Pond	85	(6)
15. Pequannock Watershed	91	(4)
16. Pyramid Mountain	95	(4)
17. Wawayanda State Park	99	(5)
18. Appalachian Trail/Stairway to Heaven	104	(4)
19. Mahlon Dickerson Reservation	108	(4)
20. Allamuchy Mountain State Park	112	(4)
21. Jenny Jump State Forest	116	(4)
22. Jockey Hollow	120	(5)
23. Sherman-Hoffman Sanctuary/Patriot's Path	125	(3)
24. Hacklebarney State Park	128	(4)
25. Merrill Creek Reservoir	132	(8)
PIEDMONT PROVINCE	140	(38)
26. Palisades	140	(3)
27. Watchung Reservation	143	(6)
28. Great Swamp	149	(3)
29. Lord Stirling Park	152	(4)
30. Round Valley Recreation Area	156	(3)
31. Bull's Island to Prallsville Mill	159	(3)
32. Washington Crossing to Scudders Falls	162	(4)
33. Sourland Mountain Preserve	166	(4)
34. Delaware and Raritan Canal Towpath--Kingston to Griggstown	170	(4)
35. Delaware and Raritan Canal--Weston to East Millstone	174	(4)
COASTAL PLAIN	178
36. Cheesequake State Park	178	(5)
37. Hartshorne Woods	183	(3)
38. Gateway National Recreation Area--Sandy Hook Unit	186	(6)
39. Allaire State Park	192	(4)
40. Cattus Island	196	(3)
41. Island Beach State Park	199	(4)
42. Wells Mills County Park	203	(4)
43. Lebanon State Forest	207	(4)
44. Batona to Ong's Hat	211	(4)
45. Carranza to Apple Pie Hill	215	(4)
46. Penn State Forest	219	(4)
47. Mullica River Wilderness	223	(4)
48. Parvin State Park	227	(5)
49. Belleplain State Forest--East Creek Trail	232	(4)
50. Cape May Point State Park	236