Schedule for January 2021 IHC home page
Friday January 1, 2021 New Year’s Day Hike
Easy
Meet at NJ Audubon Plainsboro Preserve for an easy 4-5 mile
hike around Lake Mc Cormack. Bring something hot to drink and a snack to share
for New Year’s Day!
Leaders: Guy & Jen Percival 973-590-7437 [email protected]
Meet: 11:00 AM NJ Audubon Plainsboro Preserve Parking Lot, 80
Scotts Corner Rd, Cranbury, NJ 08512
From NJ Turnpike Southbound
Exit 8A Cranberry: Exit
and after tolls bear right for Rt-32 West. Ramp is big U-Turn to Rt-32W. Drive
½ mi westward to Rt-130. Turn Left at light onto Rt-130. Follow it South 1.6 mi
to the light at intersection of Rt-130 and
Dey Rd. (Rt-614). Make a Right onto Dey Rd. and follow Dey Rd to
the next traffic light, and then make a right onto Scotts Corner Road. The
Preserve's entrance is 0.8 mi on your Left, drive in 0.1 mi to barrier for
parking lot. GPS Entrance (40.3492, -74.5570)
Sunday January 10, 2021 Great Swamp Moderately
Strenuous
The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is located in Morris
County, New Jersey. Established in 1960, it is one of more than 550 refugees in
the National Wildlife Refuge System. We will be hiking for about 7 miles. We’ll
enjoy its rich wildlife and if we’re lucky, we’ll see some eagles or hawks.
Leaders: Udi & Neli Cohen 732-543-4624 [email protected]
Meet: 9:00 AM East/ South Parking Lot, Orange Trail, 646
Whitebridge Road, Gillette NJ, 07933
From I-287 Exit 30: Take North Maple Ave. Southbound 2.7 mi to Lord Sterling Rd
on left. Drive East 3.4 mi on Lord Sterling Rd. to intersection with New Vernon
Rd. (Rt-604) Note! [The road just past Somerset Co. Environmental Center is
unpaved for a short distance and name changes to Whitebridge Rd.] At the
intersection with Rt-604 / New Vernon Rd., continue straight 0.5 mi to South
Orange Trail Parking Lot at the end of road. GPS (40.7062, -74.4681)
Sunday January 17, 2021 Wawayanda in Winter Moderately Strenuous
Its winter and the lake will be frozen with perhaps Ice Fishermen
on it. We’ll hike taking the Blue and Orange trails around the lake with a side
trip out to Lake Lookout and the Pickle Trail. About 8 miles. In case of ice
on the trails, bring micro spikes if you have them!
Leaders: Mike Roulier 201-522-0259 [email protected]
Jill
Wilson 973-879-0531 [email protected]
Meet 8:30 – Hike Starts 9:00
AM
Wawayanda
State Park, Wawayanda Rd, Beach Parking, Hewitt NJ 07421
From I-287 Exit 55: Go north on Ringwood Ave. (Rt-511) (name changes to
Greenwood Lake Tpk.) about 13 miles to Warwick Tpk. at south end of Greenwood
Lake. Continue straight-ahead 5 mi. on Warwick Turnpike past Upper Greenwood
Lake. Turn left at Park entrance. Continue past the Ranger Station 2¼ mi. to
the entrance to Beach Parking on the left at the north end of Wawayanda Lake. GPS Meeting Place (41.1927, -74.4289) GPS Park Entrance @ Warwick Turnpike
(41.1993, -74.3920)
Sunday January 24, 2021 Capoolong Creek Trail
Moderately
Strenuous
We will start on the Landsdown trail and
then follow Capoolong Creek trail. This will be an 8 to 9 mile hike. It is all rails to trails. The hike is flat,
but pretty along the Capoolong Creek. The trail is well kept, sometimes there are horses
passing through - so watch your step!
Leaders: Guy & Jen Percival 973-590-7437 [email protected]
Meet: 9:00 AM Fox Lumber Parking, 11 West Main Street,
Clinton, NJ, 08809.
From Intersection of I-287 & I-78: Merge onto I-78 W toward Easton,
PA and drive 14 miles. Take Exit 15 and from right lane at intersection merge
onto Rt-173 East toward Clinton. Drive 0.4 mi to just before the Exxon on the
right. Turn in to parking lot (P sign) just before Exxon and drive to the rear into
Fox Lumber parking. Fox Lumber is closed on Sundays. GPS
(40.6348, -74.9122)
Sunday January 31, 2021 South Mountain Reservation Moderately
Strenuous
This hike of about 8 miles will include the Lenape (yellow),
Turtle Back (orange) and Rahway (white) trails.
We will pass scenic views, historic points, and a waterfall, and cover a
large portion of the park.
Leader: Paul Ferlazzo 973-979-2010 [email protected]
Meet: 9:00 AM South Mountain Reservation, Locust Grove
Parking Lot, 199 Glen Ave, Millburn NJ 07041
From I-280 Exit Pleasant Valley Way: Take Pleasant Valley Way south (becomes Cherry Lane and
then Brookside Drive) about 5.5 miles to Glen Ave. at traffic light. Then turn
left on Glen Ave. and continue 0.3 mi. to Locust Grove Parking Lot (on the
left) at the corner of Glen Ave. and Lackawanna Place, across from the Millburn
RR station. GPS (40.7266, -74.3048)