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1.8 mile trail near Toms River, New Jersey
Cattus Island, Toms River, NJ is about 1.8 miles long and located near Toms River, New Jersey. The trail is great for hiking and normally takes 1 hour or less. This is a great short hike on easy terrain. If you're in the area, come out and enjoy this park. You can make the trip as log as you want. You can even enjoy some geocaching.
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A beautiful morning hike on Father's Day in complete solitude. After leaving the house at 5am while everyone slept, I headed for the Gap to ascend Mt. Tammany on a Hazy, Hot and humid morning. Taking the Red Trail to the Blue Trail and back along Dunnfield Creek to the Parking Lot offers an awesome vista of the gap during the aggressive ascent up Mt. Tammany. While a bit humid,...
A nice 4 mile hike through mainly wooded trails. Trails are very well marked and the trail map (copies found at the trailhead) is very clear. Nice visitor's center with rest room also located at the start of the trail. We took the longer hike, past Bear Rock, Whale Head Rock, then back down to Tripod Rock. This was obviously the highlight of the hike. It was a warm Saturday morning when...
Saw dear, bear and wild turkey.
After 6 days of being trapped in the house with the Flu and Bronchitis, it was time to get the hell out. Having hiked Pyramid Rock on a few occassions we decided to hit some other trails in the park. The 3.4 mile loop to Turkey Mountain was in complete solutiude with a few Geocache finds, a busted knee a little bushwacking and proof to the Theory that Bears are the only...
After the first "real" snowfall of the season, we decided to hit the Six Mile Run Reservoir site. Having passed it many times, this was our first venture onto the hiking trails and certainly won't be our last. While we didn't make it to the end of the Red Trail (a sleepy Hiker), we did cover just under 2 miles on a Trail that offered scenery and variety!
Sadly it’s been some time since we got out for a good ole fashion family
hike. This is a great access point to Sunfish Pond that is much quieter than
the Route 80 Access point via the AT or Dunnfield Creek Trail. Even on a Sunday
this was very lightly travelled. The trail has a few sections of pretty steep
elevation gain but the entire route, inclusive of a loop around the pond comes
in under 5...
Another great Pine Barrens hike. Part of it goes through a Cedar bog!
Came here on a scavenger hunt (for the Hawkwatch waymark) so followed the shortest route in and out. On a more leisurely day, I would follow the Four Birds loop, but if you're here to see the view and only have an hour, this is the way to go.That view is certainly worth it!
It is National Trails Day so this day deserved a worthy hike. This hike is not a walk in the woods! There is an initial steep ascent and then miles and miles of pointy rocky trails that will torture your feet. Also you will need to cross a substantial creek at least 5 times and I guarantee you will get wet feet. The payoff? Fantastic views, tranquil meadows, a...
Trail was established as part of an Eagle Scout project. Here is the webpage with map, trail details, and history points:ucnj.org/trails-mapYou can find a map of all trails in the Watchung Reservation here:http://ucnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/MASTER_MAP_Watchung_Res.pdf
http://www.nynjtc.org/hike/pumphouse-traillaurel-pond-trail-loop
I wanted to scope out the damage from the wildfire this week. The fire was up near Sunfish Pond, but for some reason, I decided to start at the Dunnfield Creek parking lot. The lot was packed; every spot was taken and my car was the 2nd to last car to fit in the grass. Happily, there were no signs indicating trail closings due to the fire.The Appalachian Trail was the most...
