Schedule for April 2023 IHC home page
Sunday April
2, 2023 Watchung Reservation Investigation Moderately Strenuous
We'll hike the History Trail,
about 8 miles long, and connecting trails. Perhaps visiting the Stables,
Surprise Lake, and other places, ending back at the Nature Center.
Leader: Udi Cohen 732- 543-4624 UDIC2000@GMAIL.COM
Meet: 9:00 AM Watchung Reservation, Trailside Museum, 462
New Providence Rd, Mountainside NJ 07092
From
Eastbound I-78, Exit 44 toward New Providence/Berkeley Heights: Turn left onto Glenside Ave. Continue 1.3 mi and
turn right onto Watchung Reservation, Tracy Dr. Continue 1.3 mi. At the traffic
circle, take the 1st exit onto Summit Lane. Continue 0.4 mi and turn right onto
New Providence Rd, then Continue 0.2 mi to the parking lot of Trailside Nature
& Science Center.
From
West bound I-78, Exit 43: Proceed
right on Diamond Hill Rd. to Traffic Light and turn right onto McMane Ave. Go
on ¾ mi to intersection of Glenside Ave. and turn left. Continue ¾ mi to
Watchung Reservation, Tracy Dr. on right. Continue to the first circle and take
first right onto Summit Lane. Go ½ mi and bear right onto New Providence Rd. to
the end. The Trailside Parking is on right.
From
Garden State Parkway Exit 140 (Rt-22):
Take Rt-22 west about 4.3 mi to Summit Rd turn right and continue 1.2 mi to
Summit Lane. Go 0.7 mi and at the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto Summit
Lane (Boro of Mountainside). Continue 0.5 mi and bear right onto New Providence
Rd. to the end. The Trailside Parking Area is on right. GPS (40.6826, -74.3728)
Sunday April
9, 2023 Stephens State Pk to Long
Valley Patriots Path Moderately
Strenuous
Come
hike a newer section of the Patriots Path. It just keeps getting longer and
longer! Starts out hilly and ends up hilly in Schooley’s Mtn. Park Along the
way we have a breathtaking view of Long Valley. Meet and end at Columbia Trail Parking. Shuttle
required.
Leaders: Guy & Jennifer Percival
973-590-7437 PERCIVALGUY@GMAIL.COM
Meet: 9:00 AM Columbia Trail
Parking Lot, 23 Schooley’s Mountain Rd, Long Valley, NJ 07853
From I-80 Exit 27
(Rt-206 South):
Continue southward 7+ mi to the Chester area at the intersection of Rt-513
(Rt-24). Turn right (west) and continue 4½ mi to Long Valley. At the light in
the center of town, turn right onto Fairmount Rd (Rt-517) and go uphill one
block to Columbia Trail Parking
on left. GPS (40.7868, -74.7808)
Sunday April
16, 2023 Raccoon Ridge and
Coppermine AT Loop Moderately
Strenuous
See the views from Kittatinny
Mountain on the Appalachian Trail after a climb up the Coppermine Trail near
the Delaware Water Gap. We'll enjoy mountaintop views, babbling streams,
an old copper mine, and lots of rocks. After our time on the ridge, we'll
descend via the Kaiser Trail. Distance is about 7 miles with 1,300 feet
of elevation gain.
Leader: Paul
Ferlazzo 973-979-2010 P_FERLAZZO@YAHOO.COM
Meet: 9:00 AM Coppermine Trail Parking, 465 Old Mine Rd,
(Rt-606), Hardwick
Township, NJ 07825
From: I-80 west to Delaware Water Gap area: Exit for Old Mine Rd. THIS IS THE LAST EXIT BEFORE BRIDGE
TO PA. Make a Right at stop sign at end of exit ramp, and go North on Old Mine
Rd. toward Millbrook 7½ mi to Coppermine Hiking Parking Lot on left.
GPS (41.0382, -75.0275)
Sunday April
23, 2023 Saddle
Brook Park Walk
Easy
A walk of about 6 miles total,
along the Saddle Brook, will help work off the effects of too many Winter
Dinners on the waist. We will walk from Ridgewood to Glen Rock on the paved
path have lunch and return. The leader will be on his Tyke
(3-Wheeled Bike). Perhaps we can
identify the Early Spring Flowers that will be popping up.
Leader: Charlie Kientzler 973-906-9325
CKIENTZLER@AOL.COM
Meet: 10:00 AM Saddle River
County Park-Wild Duck Pond, 1133 E Ridgewood Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
From
Garden State Pkwy Northbound, Paramus, Exit 163: Take Rt-17 north 2.1 mi to Ridgewood Ave
exit. Bear right on loop and turn toward Ridgewood (crossing over Rt-17) on E.
Ridgewood Ave. Continue 1 mi westward to the Park Entrance. Park at the first
large parking area located just after the maintenance building. Park Toilets
nearby! GPS
(40.9740, -74.0958)
Sunday April 30, 2023 Giants Steps ─ Palisades
Strenuous
We will be enjoying the Hudson River shore
with Peanut Leap Cascade and some historic buildings. Possibly 10 miles
if trail conditions allow. Strenuous due to technical bouldering on The Giant
Steps portion
Leaders: Mike
Roulier 201-522-0259 MROULIER@PATELLAWOOD.COM
Jill Wilson 973-879-0531 SUNSHYN812@GMAIL.COM
Meet: 9:00 AM State
Line Lookout, Closter, NJ 07624
From Suffern @ I-87 & I-287 Interchange Exit 15A: (About 41 mi total drive from I-280/I-287
intersection) Take I-287 Eastward toward NY and drive 9 mi to the
Palisades Interstate Parkway. Take the Parkway Southbound for 8.4 mi (just past
Exit 3) to the U-Turn to PIP Northbound. After merging drive North 0.2 mi to
the State Line Lookout Exit on the right. Drive into the large Parking Lot and
park at the Northwest corner by the Public Toilets. [About 41 mi total drive from I-280 and I-287
intersection to Parking]
GPS State Line
Lookout Exit (40.9812, -73.9127) GPS Parking Lot (40.9890, -73.9072)
Note! It is possible to use I-80/I-95 eastward to connect with
the PIP, but the exit to the PIP using Fort Lee streets is not easy to follow! [About
36 mi total drive from Suffern @ I-87 and I-280 intersection]