NJ Hikes

Hiking Trail Information
Joe Ciccone
email: joehikers@jciccone.com

NJ Hiking Trail Map 3rd Edition

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() Trail # ref. in the 3rd edition

Hiking Date and Status:

Saturday Aug. 1st
On Schedule
Last-Update: Aug. 1st

Customary Practice:

Plan for a three to four hour hike
No Children (age 15 and younger) allowed on the hike
Bring a lunch and plenty of water
Bevarages supplied (soda and beer) at hike's end

Attendance:

Please inform us of your attendance (respond to email address joehikers@jciccone.com)
Waiting time is 15 minutes from hike time for individuals attending

Hiking Trail Precautions:

Tick and bug spray recommended
Footwear for hiking recommended
Restrooms available on this hike

Weather Conditions

Partly cloudy high of 90 - click here for weather info.

For hourly weather info click here

Last-Update: Aug. 1st

Meeting Time and Location:

11 AM at the Rocky Point Parking Lot.

Directions to Hiking Trail

Use Google for details by clicking on "Get directions" and providing your home address.
GPS Coordinates are N40° 23' 27.78" W73° 59' 19.80" or N40°23.463' W73°59.330' or N40.391050 W73.988833

Caution: Do not use the directions on page 226 of the hike description.

Hiking Trail Distance, and Difficulty

Trail route (highlighted in blue) and raspberry patch location (highlighted in purple).

The trail distance is about 6 miles.

This trail is considerd easy to moderate.

These is a portable toilet at the Rocky Point parking lot

Hiking Trail Attraction

Battery Lewis
New 68' Long WW II Naval Gun for Battery Lewis
Navesink River
Rasberry Picking On Grand Tour Trail
Highlands Army Air Defense Site
Command Loop

Interesting Photographs - Contributed by in ()

Hiking Event History
(Trail #'s ref. 2nd edition #s, in ( ) the 3rd edition trail #s)

1998:

Trail #23 - Sherman Hoffman Sanctuary/Patriot's Trail

Trail #27 - Watchung Reservation

Trail #37 - Hartshorne Woods Park

NY Harriman - Bear Mountain

1999:

Trail #16 - Pyramid Mountain

Trail #22 - Jockey Hollow

NJ Kitatinny Park

Trail #11 - Norvin Green State Forest

Trail #19 - Mahlon Dickerson Reservation

Trail #12 - Carris Hill

2000:

Trail #20 - Allamuchy Mountain State Park

Trail #25 - Merrill Creek Reservoir

Trail #21 - Jenny Jump State Forest

Trail #5 - Mount Tammany

2001:

Trail #28 - Great Swamp

Trail #14 - Terrace Pond

Trail #37 - Hartshorne Woods Park

Trail #36 - Cheesequake State Park

Trail #16 - Pyramid Mountain

2002:

Trail #38 - Sandy Hook (Gateway National Recreation Area)

Lewis Morris Park

Trail #25 - Merrill Creek Reservoir

Trail #17 - Wawayanda State Park

Trail #12 - Carris Hill

2003:

Frel Arbo - Frelinghuysen Arboretum

Trail #C4 - Circuit Trail #4 - High Mountain

Adirondack - NY

Patt Mine - Patterson Iron Mine

Lewis Morris Park

Bald Mountain - Harriman NY

2004:

Trail #37 - Hartshorne Woods Park

Trail #4 - Rattlesnake Swamp to Catfish Pond

Trail #25 - Merrill Creek Reservoir

Trail BM - Bald Mountain - Harriman NY

2005:

Trail # 26 - Palisades

Trail #20 - Allamuchy Mountain State Park

Trail #17 - Wawayanda State Park

Trail #11 - Norvin Green State Forest

2006:

Trail #26 - Palisades

Trail #37 - Hartshorne Woods Park

Trail #17 - Wawayanda State Park

Trail #1 - Cedar Swamp and High Point

2007:

Trail #36 - Cheesequake State Park

Trail #24 - Hacklebarney State Park

Trail #37 - Hartshorne Woods Park

Trail #14 - Terrace Pond

LewMor Lewis Morris Park

2008:

Trail #27 - Watchung Reservation

Trail #10 - Governor Mountain

Trail #14 - Terrace Pond

Trail #2 - South of High Point

2009:

NJ Bot NJ Botanical Gardens
Trail #16 - Pyramid Mountain
Trail #37 - Hartshorne Woods Park
Trail #14 - Terrace Pond
Trail #1 - Cedar Swamp and High Point

2010:

Trail #17 - Wawayanda State Park
Trail #24 - Hacklebarney State Park
Trail #23 - Sherman Hoffman Sanctuary/Patriot's Trail
Trail #9 - Skylands Manor
Trail #11 - Norvin Green State Forest

2011:

Trail #36 - Cheesequake State Park
Trail #27 - Watchung Reservation
Trail (#23) - Schooley's Mountain County Park
Trail (#6) - Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Trail #5(3) - Mount Tammany

2012

Trail (#31) - Washington Valley Park
Trail #12(11) - Carris Hill
Trail #37(40) - Hartshorne Woods Park
Trail #14(13) - Terrace Pond
Trail (#16) - Wawayanda Stae Park

2013

Trail (#29) - South Mountain Reservation
Trail (#12) - Torne Mountain - Osio Rock
Trail (#22) - Point Mountain
Trail (#33) - Washington Crossing Scudder's Falls
Trail (#1) - South of High Point

2014

Trail #24 - Hacklebarney State Park
Trail (#25) - Merrill Creek Reservoir
Trail (#20) - Mahlon Dickerson Reservation
Trail (#26) - Jockey Hollow
Trail (#14) - Bearfort Ridge

2015

Trail #30 - Round Valley Recreational Area
Trail (#19) - Mount Hope Historical Park

Co-Founders, 1998:

Joe Ciccone

Chu Ng

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