Thank you everyone for a great day in Norvin Green State Forest. The hike was a success (marked by limited injuries and no one being left behind!). Overall, depending upon whose GPS was used, we clocked 8-10 miles. Personally, it felt a bit closer to 8 than 10 but in the end it is the journey that matters, not the metrics, though the hills did add up to 1,500 ft of elevation gain let's pat ourselves on the back.
A couple of highlights come to mind
Sandy's trail mix, whoo hoo!
Sheila and Stacey easily traversing the scramble while Hani and I scratched our heads thinking there must be an easier way
For the first time in a while, we didn't even get a little lost (bummer)
The lead group finding a rather large black snake
And of course Gibbs the trailblazer.
Below is a video of our route and a few photo highlights. Linked on the right is a more complete album as well. Thank you to Darlene, Stacey, Gaya, and Barbara for submitting photo's! If more are submitted I'll add them to the album as well.
Hike Date: Saturday, July 10 Postponed Our last route was intentionally on the easy side to help get everyone back into the swing of hiking. This time we up the difficulty a full notch with an 8 mile route through Bearfort Ridge and into Wawayanda State Park. The loop is called Terrace Pond north has some rock scrambling, a few nice viewpoints, and a scenic (though sometimes crowded) pond. Neither Lou, Jeff, or Karen have hiked this one so let's discover together! Start Time - 9:00 AM Length - Appx 8.0 miles Elevation Gain - ~1,100 feet Difficulty - Moderate with Difficult, rocky sections Expected Duration - 4-5 hours Park Trail Map - Trail Map Parking Location – Side of the road on Warwick Turnpike, West Milford, NJ: 41.15744782812143, -74.36746903484052 Restrooms – None at the trailhead, best option is one of the Gas Stations on Route 511 Our Route:
Thank you to all who joined us! Our first ever meet-up was a success and we working on a follow up. The weather was almost perfect - it worked for the climb (1250 ft) but was a tad uncomfortable with the wind at the summit. The trail was in moderate condition as there was plenty of water and mud to work our way around, especially in the second half on the blue trail. We lucked out a bit too - Dunnfield Creek was flowing swiftly and made for a scenic rest spot. Special thanks to Darlene who realized a large group of our members was at a different parking lot! Rick brought some technology into play, here is a nifty video of our route based upon his GPS software which ties our coordinates against a three dimensional elevation profile of our hike: And here is our gallery. Click any image and it will pop out for larger view, and allow you to scroll through each more easily. Thank You Jeff and Rick for sharing. Our Route via Rick's GP...
"The Cliff Trail offers some of the most spectacular overlook views in the recreation area of the serpentine Delaware River valley from atop the Raymondskill Ridge. This view was so inspiring to early film makers that several westerns were filmed using this magnificent scenery as stand-ins for the landscapes out west. Early 1900s actors Tom Mix, Walter Miller and Mary Pickford are just some of the stars who once stood on these vary cliffs." .... The National Park Service Time has gotten away from us this Autumn, but we're hoping for some good weather for what very well be the last hike of 2017. On November 18, we'll head to Milford, PA to hike Cliff Park. Cliff Park has an excellent effort to reward ratio with one large hill and then almost constant views of the cliffs overlooking the Delaware River. Also within walking distance of the parking area is the largest waterfall in Pennsylvania, Raymondskill Falls (not to mention a lovely pond and Hackers Falls as we...
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