Schedule for September 2024 IHC home page
Sunday September
1, 2024 TBA
Meetup Moderately
Strenuous
Sunday September 8, 2024 High
Point Hike Moderately Strenuous
A nice hike on the AT,
Monument, and Cedar Swamp trails. Returning on some old paths. Great views at
the Monument. Sorry but the Monument is only open for climbing the narrow
stairs to the top in the Summer season. Lunch at the Monument or along the
trail. The Cedar Swamp is a unique, rare and disappearing natural environment.
One short steep incline to the Monument. (the highest point in NJ, 1,803 feet
above sea level).
Leader: Despina Metaxos
201-952-4151 DESMETAXOS@GMAI.COM
Meet:
9:00 AM High Point State Park,
AT Parking Lot, Rt-23, Wantage, NJ 07461
From
I-287 Exit 52: Take Rt-23 North 34 mi to High Point State Park. Almost
to the Top of Rt-23 hill, on the left is the AT Parking Lot (just past mile
marker 48), immediately after large stone piers on both sides of Rt-23. GPS
(41.3035, -74.6667)
Sunday
September 15, 2024 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 September
22, 2024 TBA Meetup Moderately Strenuous
Sunday September
29, 2024 Kakiat County Park to Pine
Meadow Lake Strenuous
This hike begins with a
steep climb along the Orange Trail (Mountain Trail) in Kakiat County Park with
a couple of nice views, and then we go into Harriman, where we'll pass another
view on Raccoon Brook Hill on our way to Pine Meadow Lake. After a stop for
lunch, we'll return to Kakiat Park via the Conklins Crossing and Suffern-Bear
Mt. Trails. Distance: 8 miles
Leader: Paul Ferlazzo 973-979-2010 P_FERLAZZO@YAHOO.COM
Meet: 9:00 AM Kakiat County Park, 668
Haverstraw Rd, Montebello, NY 10901.
From Suffern @ I-287 & I-87N Interchange Exit 15A: Take I-287 North - merging
briefly onto the NYS Thruway but immediately exiting at 15A onto Rt-17 &
Orange Turnpike. At the exit light turn right towards Suffern. Drive about 1.6
mi East on Orange Turnpike. After passing under the Thruway overpass upon
reaching Suffern at the traffic light, turn left onto Rt-202 North. Kakiat Park
is 3.2 mi north of Suffern on the left side of Rt-202 (opposite Viola School
entrance). Go left downhill to parking.
GPS
(41.1456,-74.1132)