Hike Reviews
August 17, 2018
Hike description has been updated
<p>In response to the comment, I have updated the hike description by deleting the portion of the hike that follows the Yellow Trail, which has been impassable for some time and is now officially closed. I have also corrected the error with regard to the Blue Trail.</p>
August 17, 2018
The Yellow Trail is impassable
I did (or should say I tried to do) the trail today, 8/17/18. The Yellow Trail is mostly gone now. Even with bushwacking, I couldn't get around the far eastern end of the small pond. I backtracked to the Red Trail, crossed to the northern side of the pond and tried to follow the Yellow Trail, clockwise around the pond and again the trail vanishes into brush and swamp. After I got back to thee parking lot, I read on the bulletin board that the Yellow Trail is closed indefinitely. Second small item, in the route description, in the 3rd paragraph, 2nd sentence, it talks about turning off the Green Trail. This should read "turn off the Blue Trail". This should be pretty obvious. And if this error confused you, you'll probably get a lot more lost on this trail!!
October 14, 2015
FYI
<p>Did this hike on 10/12/15 and had a couple of minor issues.. The 1st is in regards to the yellow trail. At the northern end of the pond the trail markers disappear. There are a few foootpaths fanning out but lead nowhere. After trial and error, I found the trail continues strait ahead into a marshy strip that is accesable by balancing along a 5 inch wide downed tree then carefully sloshing along for a few more feet. You will see a yellow blaze but I lost the trail again and had to bushwack my way keeping the shoreline within sight to my left before picking up the yellow blazes again. It's obvious that this section of the trail hasn't been getting much use lately.</p>
<p> The 2nd problem came when I reached the gravel road along the red trail after passing the private houses. You must turn left and follow the road, marked with red blazes passing the first deer gate on the right. The markings then become red and green and there will be a 2nd deer gate which you will take.( I mistakenly went through the 1st gate and hiked about 20 minutes before realizing there was no blue trail connection.)</p>
September 22, 2014
Scared away!
<p>Looking forward to a nice hike this morning, we were greeted by news trucks and radio stations (we were interviewed and got on NBC news) in the parking lot. They told us a hiker was killed by a black bear yesterday. Making a wise decision, we decided not to do this hike even though they had caught and killed the bear. Hope to do this one at a later date.</p>
August 16, 2013
August 2013 Hike
<p>My husband and I did this hike last weekend. Overall we had a wonderful time, saw some white tailed deer in the fenced-in area on the white trail.</p>
<p>The yellow trail is out due to beavers flooding the pond, the white trail connector between the resevoir and the pond is very narrow and wet, still traversable, but very odd feeling to have the pond inches away to the right and you are walking below the water level!</p>
<p>Once you join the red trail, much of the trail is impassable with fallen trees. Some looked old, others new. Probably the bulk was from Sandy(?)</p>
<p>The resevoir is really beautiful, looking forward to doing this hike again in the future.</p>
June 10, 2012
NJUrbanForest.com Apshawa Preserve Virtual Tour!
<p>Check out a virtual tour of the Apshawa Preserve!</p>
<p>http://njurbanforest.com/2011/08/27/west-milfords-apshawa-preserve/</p>
<p>Plenty of Pictures of views, flora and fauna!</p>