Outings Schedule · Summer 2026 · JULY · AUGUST · SEPTEMBER

Bear to West Mountain Hike

646-207-4136 (Texting Preferred)
We will start at 8:45 AM at the north parking lot of the Anthony Wayne Recreation Area (trailhead coordinates 41.29768, -74.02693) for a prompt beginning. Our route will follow the Appalachian Trail (AT), Fawn Trail, AT, Timp–Torne Trail, Orange Trail, and Ramapo–Dunderberg Trail, offering expansive panoramic views along the way. This is a moderate hike. Map: New York–New Jersey Trail Conference, Northern Harriman–Bear Mountain Trails Map 119. Please bring lunch and 2-3 liters of water. Hiking boots are required, and trekking poles are highly recommended.
Advance registration required. Please register here: https://adknjr.ivolunteer.com/20260707

Pine Meadow Lake & Ramapo Escarpment

845-390-1937
Meet at 8:45 AM for a 9:00 AM start from the Town of Ramapo Equestrian Center (Rebellious Stables) off Rt 202 south of Pomona (GPS 41.174018, -74.083406). We will hike the Pine Meadow Trail to the S-BM and Conklin’s Crossing to Pine Meadow and Wanoksink Lakes, returning via the Pine Meadow Trail. TC Southern Harriman-Bear Mountain Trails Map 118. Nearest Medical Facility: Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern, NY 10901. Be prepared for your hike by bringing a personal first aid kit, enough water, and food/snacks. Please wear hiking shoes. Hiking poles are highly recommended. Severe inclement weather cancels. Please review the Ten Essentials of Hiking: https://americanhiking.org/10essentials/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Advance registration required. Please register here: https://adknjr.ivolunteer.com/20260709

Lake Skenonto

603-540-3184
Meet at 8:45 AM for a 9:00 AM start. (GPS 41.179907, -74.163897.) We will take the Blue Disc Trail (B) to the Victory to Lake Skenonto then the Triangle (Y) to the White Bar (W) back to the parking lot. Severe inclement weather cancels.TC Southern Harriman-Bear Mountain Trails Map 118. Nearest Medical Facilities: Good Samaritan Hospital. Be prepared for your hike by bringing a personal first aid kit, enough water, and food/snacks. Please wear hiking shoes. Hiking poles are highly recommended. Severe inclement weather cancels. Please review the Ten Essentials of Hiking: https://americanhiking.org/10essentials/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Advance registration required. Please register here: https://adknjr.ivolunteer.com/20260711

Cat’s Elbow

201-694-0726
8:30 AM at the Anthony Wayne parking lot (South Lot). This is a moderate loop hike with panoramic views and a shelter. We’ll take the Horn Hill Bike Path to the Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, then the Timp-Torne Trail, before returning on the Horn Hill Bike Path. TC Northern Harriman-Bear Mountain Trails Map 119. Nearest Medical Facilities: Good Samaritan Hospital, 255 Lafayette Ave, Suffern 845-368-5029 Be prepared for your hike by bringing a personal first aid kit, enough water, and food/snacks. Please wear hiking shoes. Hiking poles are highly recommended. Severe inclement weather cancels. Please review the Ten Essentials of Hiking: https://americanhiking.org/10essentials/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Advance registration required. Please register here: https://adknjr.ivolunteer.com/20260712

Pyramid Mountain

631-935-2217
Meet at 8:45 AM for a 9:00 AM start at Pyramid Mountain Parking, Vistors Center, 472 Boonton Ave, Montville, NJ 07045 (GPS 40.94727, -74.3887). We hike the Blue and Blue Dot Trails north to Tripod Rock, then head south on the Blue and make a right on the Orange Trail. We loop around Orange and return to the parking lot via the Blue. Severe inclement weather cancels. TC Morris County Highlands East Trails Map 125.
Advance registration required. Please register here: https://adknjr.ivolunteer.com/20260714

Ramapo Dunderberg Trail Maintenance |

917-841-0120
We will meet at 8:30 AM at the Silvermine parking lot off Seven Lakes Drive. We will then shuttle to Tiorati Circle parking lot Time to give back to the trails we love. The NJR ADK Chapter is responsible for maintaining sections of the Ramapo Dunderberg Trail. We will hike the RD Trail from Tiorati Circle to the Brien Memorial Shelter. We will check/replace trail blazes, clip and clear small blowdowns and overgrown brush that is impeding the trail and collect any trash along the way. We will stop at the Brien Memorial shelter for lunch, then hike down the Menomine Trail to the Silvermine parking lot. I will supply tools, trash bags, and trail blazes. You should bring a pair of work gloves, and if you have a pair of garden clippers/shears please bring them. Pack a lunch/snack, water and normal hiking items. TC Southern Harriman-Bear Mountain Trails Map 118. Nearest Medical Facilities: Good Samaritan Hospital, 225 Lafayette Avenue, Suffern NY Be prepared for your hike by bringing a personal first aid kit, enough water, and food/snacks. Please wear hiking shoes. Hiking poles are highly recommended. Severe inclement weather cancels. Please review the Ten Essentials of Hiking: https://americanhiking.org/10essentials/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Advance registration required. Please register here: https://adknjr.ivolunteer.com/20260718

AT NY Hike #1: Wawayanda to Bellvale Mountain

631-935-2217
Co-leader: Anastasia Tavarez, atavare@gmail.com, 646-207-4136
Meet 8:45 AM at the AT parking lot on NY 17A and Continental Road (GPS 41.24423, -74.28699). We shuttle to the AT trailhead at Warwick Turnpike (GPS 41.201502, -74.391403). We hike the AT north from Wawayanda in NJ, crossing the state line, then hiking Bellvale Mountain. We end near the Bellvale Creamery, where we head for ice cream. ATC Appalachian Trail Guide NY/NJ or TC Northern NJ Highlands Trail Map 152 + TC Sterling Forest Trails Map 100.
Advance registration required. Please register here: https://adknjr.ivolunteer.com/20260721

Lunch at Shepard Lake

201-693-6705 (day of hike)
9:30 AM start from parking lot “A” at Skylands Manor. For directions enter “Skylands Manor” in Google Maps. We will hike to Shepard Lake for a picnic lunch in the shade, utilizing the Crossover, Five Ponds Loop and Ringwood-Ramapo Trails. Northern New Jersey Highlands Trails TC map 150.
Advance registration required. Please register here: https://adknjr.ivolunteer.com/20260723

Jackie Jones Fire Tower & Big Hill

845-323-7697
Meet at 9:00 AM at the parking area on Rt 106 Kanawauke Rd. at the intersection with the Suffern Bear Mountain Trail. Hike on the S-BM past the Orak ruins to the top of Jackie Jones Mountain and the fire tower. Continue on the S-BM to the Big Hill Shelter. Return on the Long Path where we connect via a woods road back to the S-BM and the parking area. Bring plenty of water and snacks. Rain cancels hike. Please register for the hike. TC Southern Harriman-Bear Mountain Trails Map 118.
Advance registration required. Please register here: https://adknjr.ivolunteer.com/20260725

AT NY Hike #2: Bellvale & Sterling Forest

631-935-2217
Co-leader: Anastasia Tavarez, atavare@gmail.com, 646-207-4136
Meet 8:45 AM at the AT trailhead on East Mombasha Rd (GPS 41.26559, -74.19423). We shuttle to the the AT parking lot on NY 17A and Continental Road (GPS 41.24423, -74.28699). We hike the AT north through the Eastern Pinnacles, the Cat Rocks, Fitzgerald Falls, Mombasha High Point, and Buchanan Mountain. ATC Appalachian Trail Guide NY/NJ or TC Sterling Forest Trails Map 100.
Advance registration required. Please register here: https://adknjr.ivolunteer.com/20260728

Ledges and Lakes (Harriman SP) |

917-841-0120
Meet at 9:00 AM at the Commuter Lot, Tuxedo Train Station, East Village Road, Tuxedo NY (GPS 41.19601, -74.18404). This is not a beginner hike; it is a moderate to strenuous loop hike. It will traverse the following trails: Ramapo-Dunderberg, Tuxedo-Mt. Ivy, Triangle, Victory, White Bar and Blue Disc. There will be panoramic views, two scenic lakes, the Dutch Doctor shelter, and the historic Claudius Smith Den. Contact hike leader with any questions. TC Southern Harriman-Bear Mountain Trails Map 118. Nearest Medical Facilities: Good Samaritan Hospital, 225 Lafayette Avenue, Suffern NY Be prepared for your hike by bringing a personal first aid kit, enough water, and food/snacks. Please wear hiking shoes. Hiking poles are highly recommended. Severe inclement weather cancels. Please review the Ten Essentials of Hiking: https://americanhiking.org/10essentials/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Advance registration required. Please register here: https://adknjr.ivolunteer.com/20260801

AT NY Hike #3: Sterling Forest & Harriman

646-207-4136 (Texting Preferred)
Co-leader: Bob Zachowski, rzachowski@gmail.com, 631-935-2217.
Meet 8:45 AM at Lake Tiorati parking at 2300 Seven Lakes Drive, Southfields NY. We shuttle to the AT trailhead on East Mombasha Rd (GPS 41.26559, -74.19423). We hike the AT north through Arden Mountain Summit, the Lemon Squeezer, and Fingerboard Mountain, finishing at Arden Valley Road. ATC Appalachian Trail Guide NY/NJ or TC Sterling Forest Trails Map 100 + TC Harriman-Bear Mountain Northern Trails Map 119.
Advance registration required. Please register here: https://adknjr.ivolunteer.com/20260804

Sterling Forest Fire Tower

845-323-7697
Meet at 9:30 AM at the Sterling Forest Visitors Center. Hike on Sterling Lake Rd. to Fire Tower Trail for a short climb to the Sterling Forest Fire Tower. Continue on Fire Tower Trail to Bare Rock Trail and back to the Visitor Center. Bring plenty of water and snacks. Rain cancels hike. Please register for the hike. TC Sterling Forest Trails Map 100.
Advance registration required. Please register here: https://adknjr.ivolunteer.com/20260808

AT NY Hike #4: Harriman State Park

631-935-2217
Co-leader: Anastasia Tavarez, atavare@gmail.com, 646-207-4136
Meet 8:45 AM at Anthony Wayne Recreation Area (GPS 41.296673, -74.028214). We shuttle to Lake Tiorati parking at 2300 Seven Lakes Drive, Southfields NY. We hike the AT north past the William Brien shelter, ending at Anthony Wayne. ATC Appalachian Trail Guide NY/NJ or TC Northern Harriman-Bear Mountain Trails Map 119.
Advance registration required. Please register here: https://adknjr.ivolunteer.com/20260811

Ramapo Torne/Raccoon Brook Hills Loop |

917-841-0120
Meet 8:30 AM at Reeves Meadow Visitor parking lot, Harriman State Park, Parking GPS coordinates 41.17384, -74.16859. The hike is rated moderate to strenuous. It will have panoramic views, a rock scramble, and woodland views. We will follow the Pine Meadow, Seven Hills, and Hillburn-Torne-Sebago (HTS) Trails. TC Southern Harriman-Bear Mountain Trails Map 118. Nearest Medical Facilities: Good Samaritan Hospital, 225 Lafayette Avenue, Suffern NY Be prepared for your hike by bringing a personal first aid kit, enough water, and food/snacks. Please wear hiking shoes. Hiking poles are highly recommended. Severe inclement weather cancels. Please review the Ten Essentials of Hiking: https://americanhiking.org/10essentials/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Advance registration required. Please register here: https://adknjr.ivolunteer.com/20260815

AT NY Hike #5: Bear Mountain to NY 9D

631-935-2217
Co-leader: Anastasia Tavarez, atavare@gmail.com, 646-207-4136
Meet 8:45 AM on Rt 9D, parking where permitted along the side of the road near the AT trailhead (GPS 41.32259, -73.97605). We shuttle back to Anthony Wayne Recreation Area (GPS 41.296673, -74.028214). We hike the AT north in Bear Mountain State Park and cross the bridge, continuing to the trailhead on Rt 9D. ATC Appalachian Trail Guide NY/NJ or TC Northern Harriman-Bear Mountain Trails Map 119.
Advance registration required. Please register here: https://adknjr.ivolunteer.com/20260818

Pine Meadow Lake & Ramapo Escarpment

201-694-0726
8:30 AM at the parking area along the road before the bridge to Ramapo Equestrian Center (Rebellious Stables). This is a moderate lollipop hike with interesting rock formations, ruins, a lake, shelter, and skyline views. We’ll take the Pine Meadow Trail, then turn on Conklin’s Crossing, before returning on the Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail. TC Southern Harriman-Bear Mountain Trails Map 118. Nearest Medical Facilities: Good Samaritan Hospital, 255 Lafayette Ave, Suffern 845-368-5029 Be prepared for your hike by bringing a personal first aid kit, enough water, and food/snacks. Please wear hiking shoes. Hiking poles are highly recommended. Severe inclement weather cancels. Please review the Ten Essentials of Hiking: https://americanhiking.org/10essentials/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Advance registration required. Please register here: https://adknjr.ivolunteer.com/20260823

AT NY Hike #6: NY 9D to Old Albany Post Rd

646-207-4136 (Texting Preferred)
Co-leader: Bob Zachowski, rzachowski@gmail.com, 631-935-2217.
Meet 8:45 AM near the AT Trailhead on Old Albany Post Rd (GPS 41.37603, -73.89665). We shuttle back to NY Rt 9D, parking where permitted along the side of the road near the AT trailhead (GPS 41.32259, -73.97605). We hike through the Hudson Highlands State Park and the Graymoor Spiritual Life Center, ending at Old Albany Post Rd, one of the oldest unpaved roads in the nation still in use. ATC Appalachian Trail Guide NY/NJ or TC East Hudson Trails Map 101 (Hudson Highlands South).
Advance registration required. Please register here: https://adknjr.ivolunteer.com/20260825

AT NY Hike #7: Old Albany Post Rd to Canopus Lake, Fahnestock

646-207-4136 (Texting Preferred)
Co-leader: Bob Zachowski, rzachowski@gmail.com, 631-935-2217.
Meet 8:45 AM in the AT Lot near Canopus Lake, Fahnestock (GPS 41.452169, -73.838727). We shuttle back to the AT Trailhead on Old Albany Post Rd (GPS 41.37603, -73.89665). We hike Canopus Hill into Fahnestock State Park, crossing Dennytown Rd and ending at Canopus Lake. ATC Appalachian Trail Guide NY/NJ or TC East Hudson Trails Map 101 (Hudson Highlands South).
Advance registration required. Please register here: https://adknjr.ivolunteer.com/20260901

Russian Bear Loop

845-390-1937
Meet at 8:45 AM for a 9:00 AM start from the Reeves Meadow Visitor Center, located off Seven Lakes Drive. We will hike on the Pine Meadow, Seven Hills, H-T-S, and Raccoon Brook Hills Trails to the Ramapo Torne, Russian Bear, and Pine Meadow Lake for lunch. We will return on the Pine Meadow Trail. Precipitation of any kind cancels. TC Southern Harriman-Bear Mountain Trails Map 118. Nearest Medical Facility: Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern, NY 10901. Be prepared for your hike by bringing a personal first aid kit, enough water, and food/snacks. Please wear hiking shoes. Hiking poles are highly recommended. Precipitation of any kind cancels. Please review the Ten Essentials of Hiking: https://americanhiking.org/10essentials/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Advance registration required. Please register here: https://adknjr.ivolunteer.com/20260903

AT NY Hike #8: Fahnestock to Miller Hill Rd

631-935-2217
Co-leader: Anastasia Tavarez, atavare@gmail.com, 646-207-4136
Meet 8:45 AM under the underpass of Taconic State Parkway Exit 35 at 16 Miller Hill Rd, Hopewell Junction, NY (GPS 41.512312, -73.787769). We shuttle back to the AT Lot near Canopus Lake, Fahnestock (GPS 41.452169, -73.838727). We hike the AT through Fahnestock, crossing from Putnam to Dutchess County, passing the Shenandoah Camp Site and ending at the Taconic State Parkway. ATC Appalachian Trail Guide NY/NJ or TC Appalachian Trail – Dutchess & Putnam Counties.
Advance registration required. Please register here: https://adknjr.ivolunteer.com/20260908

Lunch at Ramapo Lake

201-693-6705 (day of hike)
9:30 AM start from the LOWER parking lot on Skyline Drive. We will hike on the Castle Loop to visit castle ruins, and return on the Cannonball Trail to tranquil Ramapo Lake for lunch. For directions enter: “Ramapo Lake Trailhead, 67 Skyline Dr, Oakland, NJ” in Google Maps. Northern New Jersey Highlands Trails TC map 151.
Advance registration required. Please register here: https://adknjr.ivolunteer.com/20260910

Lemon Squeezer

603-540-3184
Meet at 8:45 AM for a 9:00 AM start. (GPS 41.274852, -74.0894.) We will take the blue trail to the Ramapo Dunderberg/AT (R) to the Bottle Cap to the red through the Lemon Squeezer to the AT to the Long Path (G) back to the parking lot. Nearest Medical Facilities: New York-Presbyterian Hudson Hospital. Be prepared for your hike by bringing a personal first aid kit, enough water, and food/snacks. Please wear hiking shoes. Hiking poles are highly recommended. Severe inclement weather cancels. TC Northern Harriman-Bear Mountain Trails Map 119. Please review the Ten Essentials of Hiking: https://americanhiking.org/10essentials/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Advance registration required. Please register here: https://adknjr.ivolunteer.com/20260912

AT NY Hike #9: Miller Hill Rd to Depot Hill Rd

646-207-4136 (Texting Preferred)
Co-leader: Bob Zachowski, rzachowski@gmail.com, 631-935-2217.
Meet 8:45 AM at the AT parking on Depot Hill Rd (GPS 41.572640, -73.680806). We shuttle back to the underpass under Taconic State Parkway Exit 35 at 16 Miller Hill Rd, Hopewell Junction, NY (GPS 41.512312, -73.787769). We pass the Hosner Mountain Side Trail (old AT route), Stormville Mountain, and the Morgan Stewart Shelter, ending on Depot Hill Rd. ATC Appalachian Trail Guide NY/NJ or TC Appalachian Trail – Dutchess & Putnam Counties.
Advance registration required. Please register here: https://adknjr.ivolunteer.com/20260915

Stonybrook and Diamond Mountain

917-841-0120
Meet at 9:00 AM at Reeves Meadow Visitor Center, 100 Seven Lakes Drive, Sloatsburg NY 10974 (trailhead coordinates 41.17384, -74.16859). This moderate-strenuous hike follows the Pine Meadow, Kakiat, Stonybrook, Hillburn-Torne-Sebago, Seven Hills, and Diamond Mountain Tower Trails. It offers panoramic views, interesting water features and rock formations.TC Southern Harriman-Bear Mountain Trails Map 118. Nearest Medical Facilities: Good Samaritan Hospital, 225 Lafayette Avenue, Suffern NY Be prepared for your hike by bringing a personal first aid kit, enough water, and food/snacks. Please wear hiking shoes. Hiking poles are highly recommended. Severe inclement weather cancels. Please review the Ten Essentials of Hiking: https://americanhiking.org/10essentials/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Advance registration required. Please register here: https://adknjr.ivolunteer.com/20260919

Jackie Jones Mountain & Big Hill

201-694-0726
8:30 AM at the hikers parking on Kanawauke Rd / County Rd 106 (GPS 41.22985, -74.06072). This is a moderate double loop hike that passes the ORAK Ruin, Jackie Jones Mountain Summit, Fire Tower, Big Hill Shelter and the Third and Second Reservoirs. We’ll take the Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, a woods road, then the Long Path, before returning on the S-BM Trail. TC Southern Harriman-Bear Mountain Trails Map 118. Nearest Medical Facilities: Good Samaritan Hospital, 255 Lafayette Ave, Suffern 845-368-5029 Be prepared for your hike by bringing a personal first aid kit, enough water, and food/snacks. Please wear hiking shoes. Hiking poles are highly recommended. Severe inclement weather cancels. Please review the Ten Essentials of Hiking: https://americanhiking.org/10essentials/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Advance registration required. Please register here: https://adknjr.ivolunteer.com/20260920

AT NY Hike #10: Depot Hill Rd to NY 22

631-935-2217
Co-leader: Anastasia Tavarez, atavare@gmail.com, 646-207-4136
Meet 8:45 AM across the street from the NY 22 Metro-North RR (GPS 41.594978, -73.586346). We shuttle back to the AT parking on Depot Hill Rd (GPS 41.572640, -73.680806). We hike across NY 55, pass Nuclear Lake, ending at the RR Station on NY 22. Near West Dover Road, we encounter the 300-year-old Dover Oak, which is the oldest known Oak tree on the entire Appalachian Trail, with a trunk over 20 feet in circumference. ATC Appalachian Trail Guide NY/NJ or TC Appalachian Trail – Dutchess & Putnam Counties.
Advance registration required. Please register here: https://adknjr.ivolunteer.com/20260922

Claudius Smith-Parker Cabin Loop

845-390-1937
Meet at 8:45 AM for a 9:00 AM start at the parking circle at the end of Johnsontown Road off Seven Lakes Drive in Sloatsburg (GPS 41.179887, -74.163916). We will hike the Blue Disc, R-D, and Yellow Triangle Trails to Claudius Smith, Parker Cabin Mountain, and Lake Skenonto for lunch. We return on the Triangle and White Bar Trails. Precipitation of any kind cancels. Traction devices may be required. TC Southern Harriman-Bear Mountain Trails Map 118. Nearest Medical Facility: Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern, NY 10901. Be prepared for your hike by bringing a personal first aid kit, enough water, and food/snacks. Please wear hiking shoes. Hiking poles are highly recommended. Traction devices may be required. Precipitation of any kind cancels. Please review the Ten Essentials of Hiking: https://americanhiking.org/10essentials/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Advance registration required. Please register here: https://adknjr.ivolunteer.com/20260924

Bearfort Fire Tower, Hank’s Pond

845-323-7697
Meet 9:30 AM at a location to be provided upon registration. We will follow the Fire Tower Ridge Trail to the Bearfort Fire Tower. Return on The Hanks Ridge Trail back to parking area. Bring plenty of water and snacks. Rain cancels hike. Please register for the hike. TC Northern New Jersey Highlands Trails Map 153.
Advance registration required. Please register here: https://adknjr.ivolunteer.com/20260926

AT NY Hike #11: NY 22 to CT 55 (Gaylordsville, CT)

631-935-2217
Co-leader: Anastasia Tavarez, atavare@gmail.com, 646-207-4136
Meet 8:45 AM at the AT parking on CT 55 in Gaylordsville, CT (GPS 41.6447, -73.5193). We shuttle back to the parking area across the street from the NY 22 Metro-North RR (GPS 41.594978, -73.586346). We hike through the Pawling Nature Preserve, pass the Wiley Shelter, then cross into Connecticut, ending at the AT parking on CT 55. ATC Appalachian Trail Guide NY/NJ or TC Appalachian Trail – Dutchess & Putnam Counties.
Advance registration required. Please register here: https://adknjr.ivolunteer.com/20260929