AFW Adventure Schedule

Adventure Schedule

Adventure Schedule and Meeting Places

September 2018 through April 2019

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Directions to all our meeting places are here.

*Check here for explanation of Difficulty/Pace rating of each hike.

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Event	Date	Time	Place	Meeting Place	Diff/Pace*	Leader	Comment
Night Hike & Yoga	Sat 9/15	4-10	Harriman St Pk, NY	Route 106, 3rd parking lot	Easy-Mod/Mod	Jackie	Night hike with campfire and sunset yoga.
Clean-up Hike	Sun 9/16	9-12	Ramapo Mt St Forest, NJ	Skyline Drive, lower lot	Easy-Mod/ Leisurely	Jen	4.4 miles. Help AFW maintain the McEvoy Trail.
~~Hike~~ Cancelled - forecasted rain	Tues 9/18	~~10-3~~ 9:30-3	Horse Pond Mt, NJ	Long Pond Ironworks Historic District Museum	Mod-Stren/ Mod	Dagi	6 miles.
Hike	Sat 9/22	~~9-4~~ 10-3	4 Birds Trail	Lower Hibernia Rd, Rockaway, NJ	Stren/Mod	Judy	About 12 8 miles.
~~Hike~~ Cancelled - low sign-up	Sun 9/23	10-3:30	Ramapo Valley Cnty Reservation, Oakland, NJ	Route 202 parking lot	Mod-Stren/ Mod	Nancy	7-mi loop; less travelled trails around Bear Swamp Lake; views.
Backpacking Modified	Sat-Sun 9/22-23	TBD	Harriman St Pk, NY	TBD	~~Mod/Mod~~ Easy/Mod	Jackie & Mary-Ann	More info.
City Path	Sat 9/29	9:30-2	TreEscape Aerial Adventure Pk Ropes Courses	414 County Rd 517, Vernon Township, NJ 07462	Varies	Jackie	More info. Register with full payment by September 22.
Hike	Sun 9/30	9:30-2	Harriman St Pk, NY	Route 106, 3rd parking lot	Mod/Mod	Jackie	4.5 miles. Bald Rock via Black Rock.
Hike	Thurs 10/4	10-2	Campgaw Mt Cnty Reservation, Mahwah, NJ	Campgaw Reservation, 1st parking area	Mod/Mod	Georgette	5 miles.
Hike	Sat 10/6	10-3	Harriman St Pk, NY	Lake Sebago Boat Launch	Stren/Mod	Dagi	6 miles. 7 Hills - 2 great scrambles.
Hike	Sun 10/7	10-2	Cedar Grove, NJ	Foodtown 597 Pompton Ave, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009	Easy-Mod/Mod	Jackie	4.5-mile loop.
Hike	Sat 10/13	~~8-4~~ 9-3	AT - Oil City Rd to Rt 94	Rt 94 AT Parking Lot, Vernon, NJ	Stren/Mod	Judy	10-mile shuttle hike on AT.
Watercolor Workshop	Sun 10/14	10-1	Ross Dock Picnic Area	Palisades Interstate Park, Fort Lee, NJ	N/A	Julia & Priscilla	More info. Register with full payment by October 1.
Hike	Thurs 10/18	10-2	Pyramid Mt, Montville, NJ	Pyramid Mt Visitor Center	Easy-Mod/Mod	~~Dagi~~ Priscilla	4.1 miles.
Hike	Sun 10/21	10-3	Delaware Water Gap Nat'l Rec Area	Blairstown Hardware Store, NJ	Mod-Stren/Mod	Nancy	~7 miles. Coppermine to Catfish Ridge. Views & pond.
~~Hike~~ Cancelled - forecasted rain & strong winds	Sat 10/27	10-2:30	Dismal Harmony Natural Area - Patriots Path	Lewis Morris St Pk, Morristown, NJ	Mod/Mod	Christine	6-mile loop. Some rocks, good transition hike from Easy to Moderate.
Hike Change in location & time	Sun 10/28	~~10-1~~ 10-2	Ringwood Manor, Ringwood, NJ Harriman St Pk, NY	~~Ringwood Manor House, 1st parking lot~~ Route 6 Hikers Parking	Mod/Leisurely	Jen	~~3 miles. Manor Trail Hike.~~ ~4.5 miles. Long Path to Stockbridge Shelter.
Hike	Thurs 11/1	10-2	Ramapo Mt St Forest, Oakland, NJ	Skyline Drive, lower lot	Mod-Stren/ Mod	Dagi	5-6 miles.
Backpackin	Sat-Sun 11/3-4	TBD	Harriman St Pk, NY	TBD	Mod-Stren/Mod	Jackie & Mary-Ann	More info.
Hike	Sat 11/3	9-2:30	Pochuck Boardwalk & Stairway to Heaven	Wawayanda Mt, Vernon Valley, NJ	Mod-Stren/Mod	Christine	7 miles. 1st half mostly boardwalk, then steep ascent to Pinwheel Vista overlook.
Hike	Sat 11/10	10-2	Ken Lockwood Gorge & the Columbia Trail	Columbia Trailhead parking, 79 Main St, High Bridge, NJ	Mod/Mod	~~Judy~~ Mary	~7 miles. Minimal elevation change.
Hike	Sun 11/11	9:30-2:30	West Mt Loop	Anthony Wayne Rec Area, Harriman St Pk, NY	Mod-Stren/Mod	Jackie	5+ miles with some rock scrambles.
Hike	Sat 11/17	9:30-2	Dater Mt, Harriman St Pk, NY	Johnsontown Road, 1st parking lot	Mod/Mod	Jackie	4+ miles. Dater MT/Almost Perpendicular loop.
Hike	Sun 11/18	10-3	Assiniwikam Mt, Norvin Green, NJ	The New Weis Center	Mod-Stren/Mod	Nancy	~7-mi loop. Some ups & downs, NYC view.
Hike	Tues 11/20	10-2	~~Island Pond,~~ Harriman St Pk, NY	~~Route 106, 2nd lot~~ Reeves Visitor Center	Easy-Mod/ Leisurely	Georgette	4-5 miles.
Hike	Sat 11/24	10-2:30	Tatum Park, Middletown, NJ	Tatum Park parking area	Mod/Leisurely	Christine	6 miles. Some ups & downs. Holly trees.
Hike	Sun 11/25	10-2	Eagle Rock Reservation, NJ	Whole Foods Market, 235 Prospect Ave, West Orange, NJ	Easy/Mod	Jackie	3.5+ miles. NYC view.
~~Hike~~ Cancelled - forecasted rain	Sun 12/2	10-2	Wawayanda Lake, NJ	Wawayanda Lake - Beach parking lot	Mod/Mod	Christine	6 miles. Good transition hike from Easy to Mod. Rolling hills, some stream crossings.
Hike	Tues 12/4	10-2	Stockbridge Mt, Harriman St Pk, NY	Silvermine Picnic Area	Mod/Mod	Georgette	5.4 miles.
Hike	Sun 12/9	10-2	Turkey Mt, NJ	Pyramid Mt Visitor Center, Montville, NJ	Mod/Mod	Nancy	~~~5 miles.~~ ~4 miles, 100 steps, falls, ruins & view. Some ups & downs.
Hike Cancelled - rain. Rescheduled	Sun 12/16 Sat 1/5/19	11-2	Loantaka Brook Reservation, Morristown, NJ	Loantaka Brook Reservation	Easy/Leisurely	Christine	4 miles.
Hike	Thurs 12/20	10-2	Ramapo Mt St Forest, Oakland, NJ	Skyline Drive, upper lot	Mod/Mod	Dagi	5-6 miles.
Hike	Sat 12/22	10-1:30	Pyramid Mt, Montville, NJ	Pyramid Mt Visitor Center	Mod/Leisurely	Christine	5 miles. Along Tayortown Reservoir.
Hike	Sun 12/23	10-1:30	Garret Mt Pk, Paterson, NJ	Garret Mt Pk - Lambert Castle parking lot	Easy-Mod/ Leisurely	Jackie	3+ miles. Hike the perimeter.
Hike	Sat 12/29	10-2	Harriman St Pk, NY	Reeves Visitor Center	Mod/Mod	Dagi	5 miles along creek.
Hike	Sun 12/30	10-1	Ramapo Mt St Forest, Oakland, NJ	Skyline Drive, lower lot	Easy/Mod	Jackie	3+ miles. Ramapo Lake loop.
~~Hike~~ ~~Rescheduled from 12/16~~ Cancelled - rain	Sun 12/16 ~~Sat 1/5/19~~	11-2	Loantaka Brook Reservation, Morristown, NJ	Loantaka Brook Reservation	Easy/Leisurely	Christine	4 miles.
Hike	Sun 1/6/19	9-3	Ramapo Mt St Forest, Oakland, NJ	Skyline Drive, lower lot	Mod-Stren/Mod	Jackie	6+ miles. Wanaque Ridge loop, rock scrambles.
Hike	Thurs 1/10/19	10-2	Harriman St Pk, NY	Reeves Visitor Center	Mod/Mod	Dagi	5 miles.
Hike Newly Added	Sat 1/12/19	10-2	Norvin Green	The New Weiss Center, NJ	Mod/Mod	Dagi	5-6 miles. Roomy Mine. Varied terrain.
Hike Modified	Sun 1/13/19	~~10-12:30~~ 10-1	Hacklebarney St Pk, Long Valley, NJ	Hacklebarney parking area	Easy-Mod/ ~~Leisurely~~ Easy-Mod	Nancy	4-mile loop to river, some rocky terrain & a few small hills.
~~Backpacking~~ Cancelled - freezing rain	Sat-Sun 1/19-20/19	TBD	Harriman St Pk, NY	TBD	Stren/Mod	Mary-Ann & Jackie	Open only to experienced backpackers with proper equipment. More info.
Hike	Tues 1/22/19	10-2	Tallman Mt St Pk, NY	Rockland Road off Rt 9W	Easy/Leisurely	Georgette	4 miles.
Hike	Sat 1/26/19	10-2	Kittatinny Valley St Pk, NJ	Kittatinny Valley St Pk	Easy-Mod/ Leisurely	Christine	5-mile loop. White's Pond & Lake Aeroflex.
Hike	Sun 1/27/19	9:30-2:30	Terrace Pond, NJ	Sears parking lot, Hewitt, NJ	~~Mod/Mod~~ Mod+/Mod	Jackie	6+ miles. Terrace Pond from Rt 511. Lots of small rock scrambles.
Hike	Sat 2/2/19	10-3	Sterling Forest, NY	Sterling Forest Visitor Center	Mod-Stren/Mod	Christine	7 miles. Lake view, steep ascent/descent.
Hike	Sun 2/3/19	10-2	Horseshoe Lake, Succasunna, NJ	Horseshoe Lake	Easy-Mod/ Leisurely	Christine	4 miles, flat, on West Morris Greenway.
Hike	Tues 2/5/19	10-2	State Line Lookout, Alpine, NJ	State Line Lookout parking area	Easy-Mod/Mod	Georgette	5 miles.
Hike	Sun 2/10/19	9-3	Pyramid Mt, Montville, NJ	Bubbling Brook Rd, Kinnelon, NJ	Mod-Stren/Mod	~~Jackie,~~ Mary-Ann	8.5-mile loop.
Hike	Sat 2/16/19	9:30-2	Surprise Lake, NJ	A&P parking lot, Hewitt, NJ	Mod-Stren/Mod	Jackie	5+ miles. Time includes shuttle to Bearfort Rdge lot.
~~Hike~~ Cancelled - trail conditions	Thurs 2/21/19	10-2	Harriman St Pk, NY	Johnsontown Road cul-de-sac	Mod/Mod	Dagi	~7 miles. Lunch by the lake.
Hike	Sat 2/23/19	10-2	Sourland Mt, Hillsborough, NJ	Sourland Mt parking area	Mod/Mod	Judy	~6.5 miles. Some rocky places.
Hike Rescheduled	Sun 2/24/19 Sat 2/9/19	10-2:30	Old Croton Aqueduct, NY	Ossining, NY. Carpool from NJ	Easy-Mod/ Leisurely	Christine	4-5 miles to the New Croton Dam/Reservoir. Great waterfall.
Hike	Sun 3/3/19	10-2	Indian Hill, Sterling Forest, NY	Rt 17/17A Commuter Parking Lot	Mod/Mod	Christine	5-mile loop. Some uphill/downhill, views, swampy.
Hike Rescheduled	Thurs ~~3/7/19~~ 3/21/19	10-2:30	Harriman St Pk, NY	Tuxedo Commuter Parking Lot	Mod-Stren/Mod	Dagi	6.2 miles. Some great views.
Hike	Sun 3/10/19	10-2	Deer Park, Allamuchy St Pk, NJ	Rt 517, Allamuchy St Pk, NJ	Easy/Mod	Nancy	5-miles around Deer Park Pond.
Hike Modified	Sat 3/16/19	~~10-3~~ 10-2	Harriman St Pk, NY	~~Rt 106, 2nd parking lot~~ Lake Skannatati	~~Stren/Mod~~ Mod/Mod	Dagi	5-6 miles, views. ~~Lots of hills.~~
Backpacking	Sat-Sun 3/23-24/19	TBD	Harriman St Pk, NY	TBD	Stren/Mod	Mary-Ann & Jackie	Open only to experienced backpackers with proper equipment. More info.
~~Hike~~ Cancelled - to be rescheduled	Sun 3/24/19	9:30-3:30	Lake Rutherford loop	High Point St Pk, NJ	Mod/Mod	Jackie	6-mile loop.
~~Hike~~ Cancelled	Tues 3/26/19	10-2	High Tor St Pk, NY	Central Highway parking lot	Mod/Mod	Georgette	5 miles.
~~Hike~~ Cancelled -will reschedule	Sat 3/30/19	9:30-2	Allamuchy St Pk, NJ	Sussex Branch Trail - Waterloo Rd parking lot	Mod-Stren/Mod	Christine	6-mile loop. Some uphill/downhill. Lunch with view.
Hike	Sun 3/31/19	10-1:30	Ramapo Mt St Forest, Oakland, NJ	Skyline Drive, lower lot	Easy/Mod	Jackie	3+ miles. Hike to castle.
~~Hike~~ Cancelled	Sat 4/6/19	9:30-3:30	Castle Rock, NY	Garrison, NY	Mod/Mod	Jackie	6-mile loop.
Pot Luck - Hike, Drumming, & Dinner	Sat 4/6/19	10-7:30	St. Alban's Church. Hike - TBD	St. Alban's Church, Oakland, NJ	Easy-Mod/Leisurely	AFW Trustees. Hike-TBD	More info. Bring a hand drum if you have one.
Hike	Sun 4/7/19	10-2	Point Mt, Western Hunterdon Cnty, NJ	TBD	Mod/Mod	Nancy	~5-mile loop. Lunch along river.
Hike	Tues 4/9/19	9:30-2	Lichen Trail, Harriman St Pk, NY	Lake Skannatati	Mod/Mod	Georgette	6 miles.
Hike	Sat 4/13/19	10-2	Harriman St Pk, NY	Reeves Visitor Center	Stren/Mod	Dagi	6 miles. 7 hill. Shuttle.
Hike	Sun 4/14/19	10-2	The Tourne, Boonton, NJ	Parking area near ball field	Easy-Mod/ Leisurely	Christine	5 miles. Lunch at Birchwood Lake Beach.
~~Hike~~ TO BE RESCHEDULED	Sat 4/20/19 9:30-3	Baileytown Cemetery, Harriman St Pk, NY	Rt 6 Hikers Parking	Mod/Mod	Jackie	5-mile loop via Stockbridge Shelter.
Hike	Thurs 4/25/19	10-2:30	Harriman St Pk, NY	Lake Tiorati Beach parking area	Mod/Mod	Dagi	5-6 miles. Shuttle
City Path Newly added	Sat 4/27/19	10:30-4	Grounds For Sculpture	Hamilton, NJ	Easy/Leisurely	Christine	2-3 miles walking. More info. Register with full payment by April 13.
~~Hike~~ To Be Rescheduled	~~Sat~~ ~~4/27/19~~	11-2:30	Duke Farms, Hillsborough, NJ	Orientation Center	Easy-Mod/ Leisurely	Christine	4-mile loop. Visit orchid greenhouse.
City Path Newly added	Sat 5/18/19	9:45-3	Museum of Early Trades	Madison, NJ	Easy/Leisurely	Christine	0.5 miles walking. More info. Register with full payment by May 11.

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