Sunday June 2, 2024 IHC Annual Meeting and Hike Moderately Strenuous
IHC Members only Please. Come out for the annual meeting
with an optional longer and shorter hike afterwards. Let us know what you
liked, and possibly what needs improvement? Make your voices and ideas known.
Leaders: The
Old Officers Guy
Percival 973-590-7437 Marguerite La Corte 973-625-4379
Paul
Ferlazzo 973-979-2010 Charlie Kientzler 973-835-1060 Sara Van Niekerk 973-489-6442
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 June 9, 2023 Merrill Creek Circular Moderately Strenuous
We will start promptly at the Merrill Creek
Visitor Center and circle the reservoir clockwise. The Perimeter Trail is
approximately 6 miles long. If we are lucky, we will see the resident Bald
Eagles give us an aerial show. We will pass the Spring House as well as an old
Lime Kiln near the end of the hike.There is a portable potty at the beginning,
and about the halfway point. The trail is mostly flat with one section where
there are roots, hills, and the possibility of some mud.
Leader: John
Infosino 732-354-8896 JINFOSINO@AOL.COM
Meet: 11:00 AM Merrill Creek Visitors Center, Merrill Creek Reservoir, 34
Merrill Creek Rd., Washington, NJ 07882
From I-78 West Exit 4: Turn right at the end of the ramp on
to S. Main St. and drive north 1.8 miles to the center of Stewartville. At the
blinking light, turn right on Washington St. (becomes Stewartville Rd.) and go
2.7 mi to Rt-57 in New Village. Cross Rt-57 diagonally, turning left onto
Montana Rd. which goes uphill for 2 mi. Left on Richline Rd. and drive 0.3 mi,
turning left again, onto Merrill Creek Rd. Follow signs to the Visitors Center
road on the right.. Turnoff to Viitors Center Parking Lot (GPS 40.7429,
-75.0872)
Sunday June
16 2024 Schooley’s Mountain Moderately Strenuous
This will be a 7-mile
hike into and up Schooley’s Mountain. We will see the new set of stone steps
that Morris County installed next to the waterfalls. We will be hiking a
section of the Patriots Path today. Several steep sections. Bring Poles.
Leader: Udi Cohen
732-543-4624 UDIC2000@GMAIL.COM
Meet: 9:00 AM Gillette Trail Parking Lot, 75 Rt-24,
Long Valley, NJ 07853
From I-80 Exit 27 (Rt-206
South):
Continue southward on Rt-206 about 7+ mi to the Chester area at the light for
the intersection of Rt-513/ (Rt-24). Turn right (west) onto Rt-513/(Rt-24) and
continue 3.6 mi to the Gillette Trail Parking lot on the right. GPS (40.7843, -74.7661)
Sunday June
23, 2024 Hamburg WMA Moderately Strenuous
This moderately difficult hike, in the very lightly
trafficked Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area, starts at Silver Lake and
follows unblazed woodland trails and fire roads. There are a few small stream
crossing and nice views of lakes and woodlands trails. A communication tower,
along the way, has views, for hikers, of Pochuck Mountain Ridge and Hamburg
valley.
Map: NYNJ TC –Trail Map #116
Leader:
Paul Ferlazzo 973-979-2010 P_FERLAZZO@YAHOO.COM
Meet: 9:00 AM Silver Lake Parking, 60 Hamburg Pike, Hamburg, NJ 07419
From I-287 Exit 52: Take Rt- 23 north 16 mi to Silver Grove
Rd. (Rt -625) on the right. (Small road sign) Turning right drive 0.1 mi to
Silver Lake Rd. on the left. (Small road sign in trees) Make a Left and
continue 0.2 mi, to split. Bearing left, still on Silver Lake Road onto the
gravel section, continue 0.8 mito the Parking turn-in on the right. Dive in to
Parking Lot by the Lake. Note! Silver Lake Rd. name changes to Hamburg Pike
before Silver Lake Turnoff.! GPS Parking Turn-in (41.1216,
-74.5379) GPS Meeting Place (41.1219, -74.5363)
Sunday
June 30,2024 Berkshire
Valley to Saffin Pond Moderately
Strenuous
This hike involves a shuttle. Meet at Saffin Pond Mahlon
Dickerson, then drive around to our starting point on Berkshire Valley road and
hike back. 10 Miles with a rocky steep start. One significant water crossing
and then we are into Mahlon Dickerson from a part we seldom hike. Lots of
pretty streams and one large lake with an impressive Beaver Hutch.
Leader:
Guy Percival 973-590-7437 PERCIVALGUY@GMAIL.COM
Meet: 9:00 AM Saffin Pond Parking Lot, Mahlon Dickerson County Park,
Weldon Rd, Jefferson, NJ 07849,
From I-80, Exit 34B (Rt-15 North): Go about 5 mi. to Weldon Rd. on right.
Exit and continue north about 3 mi. to Saffin Pond Parking on the right. (GPS 41.0082, -74.5858)