Hike in the Delaware Water Gap Sat 08/02/2014.
We will do a hike in the Delaware Water Gap (DWG) on Saturday
August 02, 2014.
Because the parking lots at the bottom of the Red Dot Trail and
Appalachian Trail (AT) tend to fill early we will meet at the
parking lot at the AT trailhead at 8:30 and start hiking at 8:40
sharp.
We will hike up the Red Dot Trail to the lookout point on Mount
Tammany (a climb of about 1200 feet). Then we hike the ridge
trail (on some maps called the Tammany Fire Road) to the NE
(views to the right). Next we cut through to Sunfish Pond. That
cut through at some point had “turquoise” blazes, that may have
changed. We will have lunch at Sunfish Pond, and maybe a swim.
We will return to the cars by the Dunnfield Creek Trail and AT.
Likely duration about 7 hours. (Depends on duration of lunch and
swim etc.)
No map is necessary. If you want one, the New York – New Jersey
Trail Conference map “South Kittatinny Trails, map 15” would be
perfect.
Directions:
Take I-80 West direction DWG. Shortly before the bridge across
the Delaware there is an exit marked “Appalachian Trail”. Take it.
Keep to the right. (There is an option to turn left, under I-80,
to the “Kittatinny Point Information Station”.) The first parking
lot on your right is the lot at the bottom of the Red Dot Trail.
The second is the trailhead of the AT. These two are quite close
together.
If you miss the exit to the AT take the next, the last exit in NJ.
At the end of the ramp make a left (under I-80). This leads you
to the “Kittatinny Point Information Station”. Continue, go under
I-80, make a left, and you will see the parking lots.
Make sure to have enough water, lunch, and good shoes. Decide
whether you need anti-mosquito, anti-tick, sun block, bathing suit.
If you plan to join us let Teun Ott or Brian Coan know.
Teunis J. Ott
teun@teunisott.com
908-879-5374 (Home)
908-655-7772 (Cell, usually off)
Brian Coan
bcoan@appcomsci.com
973-984-5616 (Home, no answering machine)
862-222-6471 (Cell)
