The first phase of the Parker Road Preserve trail system is complete, thanks to the hard work of volunteers. Here are a couple of events planned at the Parker Road trails: Saturday, April 18th, 9:00 a.m. - Grand Opening Ceremony: Chester Township Mayor and Council members will be on hand for a ribbon cutting and to officially [...]
Please note that this hike has been cancelled for 11/8. Look for it to be rescheduled in the next few weeks. **************************************************************************************************** We will hike the whole length of the Sussex Branch Trail on Saturday Nov 08, 2014. That is 19 miles. Despite the length it actually is a fairly easy hike: It is a [...]
On Sunday October 26 we will hike from Stephens Park in Morris County to the Sussex Branch Trail trailhead in Allamuchy State Park, in Sussex County. The hike uses a small part of the white blazed Patriots Path, a good part of the Morris Canal Trail, and small parts of the Highlands Trail, the Liberty Gap Trail, and the Sussex Branch Trail. We chose Sunday instead of Saturday because of [...]
This is the re-scheduled hike of 08/02, rescheduled because ofunfriendly weather forecast.Hike in the Delaware Water Gap Sat 08/16/2014.We will do a hike in the Delaware Water Gap (DWG) on SaturdayAugust 16, 2014.Because the parking lots at the bottom of the Red Dot Trail andAppalachian Trail (AT) tend to fill early we will meet at [...]
Hike in the Delaware Water Gap Sat 08/02/2014.We will do a hike in the Delaware Water Gap (DWG) on SaturdayAugust 02, 2014.Because the parking lots at the bottom of the Red Dot Trail andAppalachian Trail (AT) tend to fill early we will meet at theparking lot at the AT trailhead at 8:30 and start hiking at 8:40sharp.We will hike [...]
Triangle Hike on Three Rail Trails in NJ Saturday July 12 9:00 start timeMeeting place: parking lot at the intersection of Warbasse Junction Road and the Paulinskill Valley Trail in Lafayette Township, NJ. The parking lot has an outhouse and space for about 20 cars. Coordinates: 41°05'06.1"N 74°41'58.7"W or 41.085037, -74.699641. Google directions from I-80:Take [...]
The next Hike Chester Hike will be on Patriot's Path on Saturday May 17, 2014 at 9:00AM. We will meet at the hunter's parking lot at the intersection of Furnace Road and Tanners Brook Road. We will leave some cars there and drive to Schooley's Mountain Park where the hike will start. The route consists of [...]
Announcing the first Chester Trails hike of the 2014 season! Teun Ott will lead a guided hike on The Patriot's Path on Saturday May 17, 2014. It will start at the parking lot in Schooley's Mountain Park in Washington Township, NJ, and end at the hunter's parking lot on Furnace Road x Tannersbrook Road in Chester Township, NJ. This hike is expected [...]
Rains swell the Black River in the Black River Gorge. Photo by Ed Ng By popular demand, we are offering a second hike to the Luce/Kay hike on Saturday 11/23, 9:30am - noon. Saturday, 11/23, 9:30AM - noon: Join former mayor Ben Spinelli as he leads us on a spectacular hike from the Luce property to [...]
The next Hike Chester Hike will be on the Patriots' Path in Chester and Long Valley on Sunday November 17, 2013. The hike leaders will be Teun Ott, Brian Coan, and Bruce Clark, all avid local hikers. We will meet at 9:30am at the endpoint of the hike, the parking area of the Cooper Mill in Chester, NJ. Directions to Cooper [...]
