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Highlands Hike & Tour Series
The Highlands Coalition, Adirondack Mountain Club,
Appalachian Mountain Club, New York-New Jersey Trail Conference,
Sierra Club and Weis Wyanokie Wanderers invite you to hike the
Critical Treasures of the Highlands. These hikes are open to the
public and will explore some of the many special places in the
Highlands region, the threats they are facing, and opportunities to
help protect them.
Bring daypack, a liter of water, lunch, hiking boots,
windbreaker, etc. The hike leader has the right to refuse anyone
he/she feels is not sufficiently
prepared/equipped.
| Sunday, March
17th, 2002
Extreme
Threat Wyanokies Hike
5-6 miles, moderate pace
Hosted by the Weis Wyanokie Wanderers (WWW's),
Adirondack Mountain Club - North Jersey Chapter (ADK-NJ), &
The Highlands Coalition
Leader: Rob Lehmann & Guide:
Don Weise
The pictures
taken on the hike. |
Join hike leaders Don Weise and Rob Lehmann for a
circuit tour including two of the Highlands' most famous long distance
trails. Enjoy incredible views of Monksville Reservoir, Sterling
Forest, the Wyanokies and Ramapo Mountains as we tour endangered trail
land, proposed to become a motorized recreation center in the near
future. Meet at 9:00 am at NJ Audubon's Weis Ecology Ctr, 150 Snake
Den Rd, Ringwood NJ for a short, pre-hike talk and slide presentation
and then a short drive to the trailhead near Long Pond Ironworks.
Along the hike there will learn of ongoing efforts to protect these
and other critical treasures of the Highlands region. Trails:
Highlands, Hewitt-Butler, Burnt Meadow, Horse Pond Mountain. Some
steep climbs. Hike held rain (bring a raincoat!), snow (bring
snowshoes!) or shine (bring a smile!). Directions:Take Route 287 North
to exit 55 (Wanaque-Pompton Lakes). Turn right at the end of the exit
ramp onto Ringwood Avenue or Route 511 North. After approximately 4
miles, turn left onto Westbrook Road. This is the first left after the
Skyline Family Diner on your right. Westbrook Road forks: bear to the
left. After the fork, take the second left turn onto Snake Den Road.
Snake Den Road also forks: bear to the left. Look for the Weis Ecology
Center sign and outer parking lot about 1/3 mile from this fork. No
need to register, just show up! E-mail leaders if any questions. |
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Sunday, April 21st 2002
Pequannock
Watershed
5 miles, moderate
Hosted by the Adirondack Mountain Club - North Jersey
Chapter (ADK-NJ), The Appalachian Mountain Club & The Highlands Coalition
Leader:
Don Weise & Rob Lehmann & Guide:
Tom Gilbert
The pictures
taken on the hike.
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Come join us as we
celebrate the beauty of our very threatened Highlands region
in observance of Earth Day 2002. Join hike leader Rob Lehmann,
your guide Tom Gilbert and other leaders
of the Highlands Coalition on a 5 mile, moderately
paced hike and tour of a beautiful scenic area near the Pequannock
Watershed that is the target of major redevelopment. Along the
hike you will learn of ongoing efforts to protect
the watershed and other critical treasures
of the Highlands region. Meeting Place: The NY-NJ TC Headquarters
on Ramapo Valley Road (Route 202) in Mahwah, NJ at 9:30AM or at
the trailhead at 10:30AM. Directions to the
NYNJTC: Just south of the intersection of
I-287 and Route 17 on Route 202, just 100 yards east of Route
17. Directions to trailhead: Route 287 South about 15 miles to
exit 52, Route 23 North, from Route 23,
take the Echo Lake Road exit in West Milford.
Travel to the end (approximately 2 miles) and turn left onto
Macopin Road. Drive 1/4 mile and bear right onto
Maple Road. Park at Maple Road Elementary
School.. Rain cancels. No need to register, just show up!
E-mail leaders if any questions. |
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Sunday, May 19th 2002
Schunemunk Mountain
7 miles, moderate pace
Hosted by the Adirondack Mountain Club - North Jersey
Chapter (ADK-NJ), The Appalachian Mountain Club & The Highlands Coalition
Leader: Rob Lehmann & Guide:
Gary Haugland
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Come
join us as we celebrate the beauty of our very threatened
Highlands region. Join hike leader Rob Lehmann, guide Gary
Haugland and other leaders of the Highlands Coalition on on a 7
mile, moderately paced hike and tour of Schunemunk Mountain
including the Megaliths and the many beautiful spring flowers
unique to The Highlands Region. Along the hike you will learn of
ongoing efforts to protect the mountain and other critical
treasures of the Highlands region. Meeting Place: The NY-NJ TC
Headquarters on Ramapo Valley Road (Route 202) in Mahwah, NJ at
9:30AM or at the trailhead at 10:30AM. Directions to the NYNJTC:
Just south of the intersection of I-287 and Route 17 on Route
202, just 100 yards east of Route 17. Directions to trailhead:
Take the NY State Thruway to exit 16. Just after the toll booths
at exit 16 veer right to take Route 32 north for about 7.5 miles
until Taylor Road. Turn left onto Taylor Road. Taylor Road may
not be marked. (a sign for the "Black Rock Fish & Game
Club" may be at this turn, it is also a left turn soon
after Creamery Road, which may be marked). After turning left
onto Taylor Road, make the next left over a small bridge while
staying on Taylor Road. Veer right at the next fork (do not turn
onto Starr Road). Taylor Road crosses over the Thruway. From the
initial left turn onto Taylor Road about .3 miles until you see
a small parking area on the right side of the road. NOTE: As you
approach the Black Rock Fish and Game Club on Rte 32 the
Highlands Trail blazes (blue diamonds) will become apparent (the
trail follows Rte 32 for a short distance) and can be followed
to the parking area on Taylor Road. A Shortline bus out of
Manhattan stops right at the turn off of Rt. 32 near Black Rock
Fish and Game at 10:05am. Rain cancels. No need to register,
just show up! E-mail leaders if any questions.
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Saturday, June 15th 2002
Torne
Valley & Mountain Laurel
7 miles, moderate pace
Hosted by the Adirondack Mountain Club - North Jersey
Chapter (ADK-NJ), The Appalachian Mountain Club & The Highlands Coalition
Leader: Rob Lehmann
& Guide:
Jill Hamell
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Come join us as we celebrate the beauty of our very
threatened Highlands region. Join hike leader Rob Lehmann and guide
Jill Hamell of The Highlands Coalition on a 7 mile, moderately paced
hike and tour of Torne Valley including the spectacular annual display
of Mountain Laurel. Along the hike you will learn of ongoing efforts
to protect the valley and other critical treasures of the Highlands
region. Meeting Place: The NY-NJ TC Headquarters on Ramapo Valley Road
(Route 202) in Mahwah, NJ at 9:00AM or at the trailhead at 9:30 AM.
Directions to the NYNJTC: Just south of the intersection of I-287 and
Route 17 on Route 202, just 100 yards east of Route 17. Directions to
trailhead: From the NY State thruway at exit 15A. At the exit turn
left onto Route 17 North in Suffern. After about 2.5 miles, just north
of the main street area in Sloatsburg, make a right onto Seven Lakes
Drive. In less than 2 miles you will see the "Reeves Meadow
Visitor Center" on the right. Park in the parking lot. Also there
is bus transportation available that stops in Sloatsburg at approx.
9:11AM. Rain cancels. No need to register, just show up! E-mail
leaders if any questions. |
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