Thursday,
7/16 Lake Nawahunta
& Stockbridge Mt B 6 B
9:00 AM CEG
800 ft
Paul Margiotta 201-693-6705
pjmm11@verizon.net
(pref.) (cell - day
of hike)
Meet at the southerly end of Silver Mine Lake parking
off Seven Lakes Drive. The hike will be
on the Menomine Trail, Long Path and Nawahunta Fire Road, with lunch at Lake Nawahunta. TC Northern Harriman Trails map 119.
Saturday, 7/18 Catfish Loop/Chimney Top, B 6.5 B
7:00 AM Fahnestock
Mary Gelber 917-922-3203
mlgel91@aol.com (pref.) (NCA 9PM)
Meet at Catfish Loop Trailhead (GPS parking
coordinates 41.420722, -73.868799 or type “Parking, Dennytown
Rd, Putnam Valley, NY” into GPS). The
trail is moderate but interesting with a good view from Chimney Top, several
hilly spots, ledges, boulders, small streams and rock walls, and lots of
shade. Lunch at Duck Pond. TC East Hudson Trails map 103.
Sunday, 7/19 Palisades
Summer Variations #1 B 7/8 B
10:00 AM
Margo Moss 201-568-5325
acephoto@verizon.net (landline)
Meet at designated parking in Englewood Cliffs (email
leader for details). We will hike the
Long Path to a lovely nature center where we will enjoy shaded trails with beautiful
Hudson River Views. We will keep our
eyes out for eagles, turkeys, and a variety of seasonal birds. Heavy rain cancels. Please register by July 16. TC Hudson Palisades Trails map 108.
Monday, 7/20 Bare Rock -
Sterling Forest B 5.5 B
9:00 AM State Park CEG 700 ft
Allen Grunthal 862-324-3138
runbikeskihike@gmail.com (day
of hike only)
Hike to Bare Rock, but not the usual way. Start from the remote small West Valley Trail
parking lot just off the south side of NY Rt 17A. Hike West Valley Trail to Bare Rock Trail to
Bare Rock (early lunch) and back. Register
early as we are capped at 6 hikers. TC
Sterling Forest Trails map 100.
Tuesday, 7/21 Mahlon Dickerson Reservation B 6.7 B
9:30 AM
Roland Autran (h)
201-886-9119
autran@msn.com (pref.) (c)
201-699-3388
Meet at Saffin Pond parking
area at 157 Weldon Road, Jefferson, NJ. This
hike is very moderate. Severe inclement
weather cancels. TC Jersey Highlands
Trails map 126.
Wednesday, 7/22 Long Pond Iron
Works B 6 B
8:00 AM
Ross Linegar 917-319-3166
Depart from Long Pond Iron Works Visitor Center on
Greenwood Lake Tpk. (Rt. 511) in Hewitt, NJ. Hike on the Sterling Ridge Trail, over the
bridge to the Hassenclever Trail and then circle around
the Monksville Reservoir on the Monks Trail. TC North Jersey Trails map 115.
Thursday, 7/23 Campgaw
County Park B- 5.2 B
9:00 AM CEG
1000 ft
Geoff Fonseca 845-390-1937
geofffonseca@yahoo.com
Meet at the Park Drive parking lot (GPS 41.056182,
-74.189971 -- not the ski parking). We
hike at an easy pace (B-) on the Dogwood Lane (pink), Hemlock (orange), Old
Cedar (Red), Silver, Backslope (yellow) for an early lunch, and return on the
Old Cedar (red) and Dogwood Lane (pink) Trails. Rain cancels. TC North Jersey Trails map 115.
Saturday, 7/25 Wildcat
Mountain B 9 B
7:00 AM
Ross Linegar 917-319-3166
Depart from the commuter's parking lot at intersection
of Routes 17A and 17 (GPS 41.2296200, -74.1842800). We will hike the Wildcat Mountain Trail,
Furnace Loop, Indian Hill Loop then return down the Wildcat Mountain Trail. Registration must be via email. P5 parking on TC Sterling Forest Trails map
100.
Sunday, 7/26 Palisades
Summer Variations #2 B 8 B
10:00 AM
Margo Moss 201-568-5325
acephoto@verizon.net (landline)
Meet at designated parking in Englewood Cliffs NJ.
(email leader for details). We will hike
the Long Path to Huylers Landing, a beautiful spot
where we will have lunch at the water’s edge and take the shore path back. We may get lucky and collect beach glass and
some interesting shells. Heavy rain
cancels. Please register by July 23. TC Hudson Palisades Trails map 108.
Tuesday, 7/28 Doris
Duke Loop C 4.5 B
9:00 AM CEG
700 ft
Karen Rose (c)
551-804-0358
kkarose@aol.com
Early start to beat the heat and be out by about noon. Meet at Doris Duke trailhead parking on
Benjamin Meadow Rd. From Rt 17 take 17A. Passing the Renaissance Fairgrounds, Benjamin
Meadow Rd will be on your right with trailhead parking .3 miles on left thru a gate.
Hike clockwise around the loop with a short
detour to a viewpoint on AT. Bring
plenty of water and a snack. Rain
cancels. TC Sterling Forest map 100.
Thursday, 7/30 Indian
Hill Loop B 5.5 B-
9:00 AM
Peter Reiner
psr7777@gmail.com
Meet at the Hall Drive parking area off Orange
Turnpike in Southfields. Hike on the
Southfields Furnace Trail to the Indian Hill Loop around to the Furnace Trail
again. Great viewpoints along the way. Rain cancels hike. TC Sterling Forest Trails map 100.
Sunday, 8/2 Palisades
Summer Variations #3 B 5 B
10:00 AM
Margo Moss 201-568-5325
acephoto@verizon.net (landline)
Meet at designated parking, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
(email leader for details). We will do
some elevation on this scenic shore walk which includes a visit to Fort Lee
Historic Park where we see great views of the GWB. Heavy rain cancels. Please register by July 30. TC Hudson Palisades Trails map 108.
Tuesday, 8/4 Silvermine
Lake B 7.5 B
9:00 AM
Peter Reiner
psr7777@gmail.com
Meet at the Silvermine
Picnic Area off Seven Lakes Dr. Hike on
the Menomine Trail, Long Path, and Appalachian Trail
to Brien Shelter and back on the Menomine. Nice views of Silvermine
Lake. Rain cancels hike. TC Harriman Northern Trails map 119.
Thursday, 8/6 Doris
Duke Loop B- 6 B
9:00 AM CEG
1100 ft
Geoff Fonseca 845-390-1937
geofffonseca@yahoo.com
Meet at the
Doris Duke trailhead parking on Benjamin Meadow Road (GPS 41.25313,
-74.230043). Hike at an easy B- pace to Mombasha High Point via the Doris Duke, Allis, & AT
trails for an early lunch. Complete the
loop returning on the Allis & Doris Duke trails. Rain cancels. TC Sterling Forest Trails map 100.
Saturday, 8/8 Hubbard Lodge,
Fahnestock B+
8.4 B+
7:00 AM CEG
2000 ft
Mary Gelber 917-922-3203
mlgel91@aol.com (pref.) (NCA 9PM)
Meet at Hubbard Lodge, GPS coordinates
41.442292,-73.915487 (2880 Campbell Rd, Cold Spring Rd), 300 feet north of Route
301 intersection on Route 9. Hike School
Mountain Rd up Round Hill to Fahnestock Trail, and
then west on Perkins to East Mountain Loop back to School Mountain Rd. Enjoy ruins, cascading streams, wooden
bridges, many good climbs, and beautiful forest. TC East Hudson Trails map 103.
Sunday, 8/9 Palisades Summer
Variations #4 B 7/8 B
10:00 AM
Margo Moss 201-568-5325
acephoto@verizon.net (landline)
This is a repeat of Variaton
#1 where we visit a lovely nature center. Please see 7/19 for the full description of the
hike. Heavy rain cancels. Please register by August 6. TC Hudson Palisades Trails map 108.
Monday, 8/10 Ramapo Lake and
Wanaque Ridge B 5.6 B
9:00 AM CEG
1000 ft
Allen Grunthal 862-324-3138
runbikeskihike@gmail.com (day
of hike only)
Hike to Ramapo Lake and Wanaque Ridge, but not the
usual way. Hike will start in Back Beach
Park (Wanaque NJ). Hike Indian Rock, Cannonball, MacEvoy
and Wanaque Ridge Trails (early lunch), then onward to parking lot. TC North Jersey Trails Map 115.
Thursday, 8/13 Fahnestock Three Lakes Trail B 5 B
9:30 AM
Roland Autran (h)
201-886-9119
autran@msn.com (pref.) (c)
201-699-3388
This hike is #19 in “Hike of the Week” by Daniel Chazin. Meet at the
parking lot where AT crosses Dennytown Road, off NY
Route 301(GPS 41.420759, -73.868793). This hike is moderate to strenuous. Severe inclement weather cancels. TC East Hudson Trails map103.
Saturday, 8/15 Indian
Hill Loop C 4.3 B
9:00 AM CEG
600 ft
Karen Rose (c)
551-804-0358
kkarose@aol.com
Start early and we will be out by about noon to beat
the heat. Depart from Hall Drive Parking
on Orange Tpke.
Hike past the Southfields Furnace up Indian Hill, return on Warbler
trail. Bring plenty of water and a
snack. Rain cancels. TC Sterling Forest Trails map 100.
Sunday, 8/16 Bare Rock Vista -- Very Easy Way B 7 B
10:00 AM CEG
450 ft
Fred Hodde (c)
973-722-7824
Bullwnkl1@aol.com (h)
862-330-3124
Meet at the West Valley Trailhead on Route 17A. It is shown as parking lot P8 on the Sterling
Forest Trails map. If you’ve avoided
Bare Rock Vista because of the climb, this is about as easy as it gets. We’ll have lunch on the Vista and then return
via the way we came in. Call
973-722-7824 before 9:00 AM if the weather is questionable. TC Sterling Forest Trails map 100.
Tuesday, 8/18 Sterling Valley Loop B 6 B-
9:30 AM
Peter Reiner
Meet at the parking area on Ironwood Dr. (P7) off Long
Meadow Rd. Hike the entire Sterling
Valley Loop and a portion of the Sterling Lake Loop. Lunch will be at a spot overlooking Sterling
Lake. Rain cancels hike. TC Sterling Forest map 100.
Wednesday, 8/19 Silvermine Lake & B
7.5 B+
9:00 AM Black Mountain CEG 1200 ft
Henry Barkhorn 646-853-0824
hcbarkhorn@hotmail.com
Start from Silvermine Lake
parking. We will do a lollipop on the Menomine, Red Cross, Owl Lake Road, 1779 and AT, returning
down the Menomine as we came. Steady rain cancels. TC Northern Harriman Trails map 119.
Thursday, 8/20 Wawayanda State Park B
5.2 B
9:30 AM Loop Hike to Terrace Pond
Roland Autran (h)
201-886-9119
autran@msn.com (pref.) (c)
201-699-3388
Meet at the parking lot along Clinton Road, Hewitt, NJ
(P7 on TC North Jersey Trails map 116). This
hike is moderate. Severe inclement
weather cancels. TC North Jersey Trails
map 116.
Sunday, 8/23 Schunemunk Challenge B
8 B+
7:00 AM
Ross Linegar 917-319-3166
Depart from Otterkill Road parking
lot. We’ll ascend by Trestle to Western
Ridge then down Sweet Clover to Barton Swamp Trail up the Ridge to Ridge Trail to
join the Jessup, and take the White Trail to view one of the park’s attractions,
‘The Megaliths’. Then we continue along the Jessup to the Otterkill
and back to the car park. Registration
must be via email. Not for beginners. TC West Hudson Trails map 114.
Tuesday, 8/25 Kakiat County
Park B 6 B+
8:00 AM CEG
1400 ft
Geoff Fonseca 845-390-1937
geofffonseca@yahoo.com
Meet at Kakiat County Park
(GPS 41.14579, -74.112855) on Rt 202 in Suffern. We will hike on the Mountain, Kakiat, and Suffern-Bear Mountain trails to the Egg and
Stone Memorial Shelter (for a brief stop).
We shall return on the S-BM, and Kakiat trails.
Rain cancels. TC Southern Harriman Trails map 118.
Wednesday, 8/26 Canopus Lake
/ AT Lollipop B 5.5 B+
8:00 AM
Ross Linegar 917-319-3166
Depart from the AT roadside parking at the west end of
Canopus Lake, Fahnestock State Park. From Bear Mt. Bridge, drive north on Rt. 9D to
the lights in Cold Spring, NY. Then
drive east on Rt. 301 to lights at Rt. 9.
Continue for about 4.7 miles to AT crossing and park on either side of
Rt. 301. Put “Appalachian Trail, Cold
Spring, NY 10516” into your GPS. We hike
the AT to the Appalachian Way Trail returning via Canopus Lake Beach (with an
opportunity to swim), and then link up to the AT via Blue Trail. TC East Hudson Trails map 103.
Thursday, 8/27 Sterling Lake B 7 B
9:00 AM CEG
700 ft
Paul Margiotta 201-693-6705
pjmm11@verizon.net
(pref.) (cell - day
of hike)
Meet at parking area P7 at the end of Ironwood Drive
in Sterling Forest. The hike will be on
the Sterling Valley Loop with lunch at the north side of Sterling Lake. Registration is limited due to social
distancing requirements. TC Sterling Forest Trails map 100.
Tuesday, 9/1 Buttermilk
Falls B 6 B
9:30 AM
Peter Reiner
psr7777@gmail.com
Meet at Buttermilk Falls County Park off Greenbush Rd.,
West Nyack, NY. Hike on several local
trails including the Long Path and going through Blauvelt State Park. If there has been some recent rain, expect nice
views of Buttermilk Falls. Rain cancels
hike. TC Hudson Palisades Trails map
109.
Thursday, 9/3 Mombasha High
Point B 6.5 B
9:00 AM
Paul Margiotta 201-693-6705
pjmm11@verizon.net
(pref.) (cell - day
of hike)
Meet at parking area (unnumbered) on Benjamin Meadow
Road in Sterling Forest. This will be a
loop hike on the Doris Duke trail with a side trip to Mombasha
High Point. TC Sterling Forest Trails map
100.
Sunday, 9/6 Mountainside
Park B 5.5 B
10:00 AM CEG
630 ft
Fred Hodde (c)
973-722-7824
Bullwnkl1@aol.com (h)
862-330-3124
Mountainside is a small park but has nice trails. We’ll do a loop hike with lunch on the vista. We’ll meet in the parking lot for Mountainside
(at the west end of Mountain Avenue in Pompton Plains). If the lot is full, parking is permitted on
Mountain Avenue. Call 973-722-7824
before 9:30 AM if the weather is questionable.
TC Jersey Highlands Trails map 125.
Tuesday, 9/8 Tuxedo
Loop B 6.5 B+
9:00 AM CEG
1500 ft
Geoff Fonseca 845-390-1937
geofffonseca@yahoo.com
Meet at the Skate Park, 54 E Village Rd, Tuxedo Park,
NY (GPS 41.193228, -74.182439). We hike
on the R-D and Triangle Trails to Parker Cabin Mountain for an early lunch. Return on the R-D. Rain cancels. TC Southern Harriman Trails map 118.
Thursday, 9/10 Ramapo
Mountain State B 7.1 B
9:30 AM Forest Circular 1300 ft
Roland Autran (h)
201-886-9119
autran@msn.com (pref.) (c)
201-699-3388
Meet at the parking lot in Ramapo Mountain State
Forest (upper lot) or “265 Skyline Drive, Oakland, NJ 07436”. This hike is moderate. Severe inclement weather cancels. TC North Jersey Trails map 116.
Sunday, 9/13 Out Of The Elk Pen B
6 B
8:00 AM
Ross Linegar 917-319-3166
Depart from the Elk Pen. We’ll hike the AT, Arden Surebridge,
White Bar, Ramapo Dunderberg, Nurian
(see the Valley of Boulders) and back to the car park via Stahahe
Brook. TC Northern Harriman Trails map
119.
Thursday, 9/17 Sapphire
Trail C 5.1 B
9:00 AM 800
ft CEG
Karen Rose (c)
551-804-0358
kkarose@aol.com
We will be out
by about noon to beat the heat. Meet at
small parking lot across from Harriman Train station lot on Rt 17. Easy trail through beautiful woods, a short
steep uphill to viewpoint on AT, and back the same way. Bring plenty of water and a snack. Rain cancels.
TC Sterling Forest Trails map 100.
Saturday, 9/19 West Mtn via
Cornell Mine Trail B+ 9 B+
7:00 AM
Mary Gelber 917-922-3203
mlgel91@aol.com (pref.) (NCA 9PM)
Meet on Route 9W 1.4 miles south of the Bear Mountain
Traffic Circle or type “Doodletown Trailhead, Dunderberg Turnpike, Tomkins Cove” into Google Maps. The small parking area is on the east side of
9W. (If Anthony Wayne opens, the meeting
point will be changed.) This hike
follows the 1777 trail to the southbound SBT up to the West Mtn shelter, north
across the ridge of West Mtn, over to the Red Fawn Trail, and then 1777 back to
the cars. Beautiful views and strenuous
climbs. TC Northern Harriman Trails map
119.
Tuesday, 9/22 Hike
To Be Announced B 7 B+
Roland Autran (h)
201-886-9119
autran@msn.com (pref.) (c)
201-699-3388
Contact leader for hike information.
Thursday, 9/24 Kakiat County Park to B
8 B+
8:00 AM Pine Meadow Lake CEG 1800 ft
Geoff Fonseca 845-390-1937
geofffonseca@yahoo.com
Meet at Kakiat County Park
(GPS 41.14579, -74.112855) on Rt 202 in Suffern. We will hike on the Mountain, Kakiat, Suffern-Bear Mountain, and Conklin Crossing trails
to Pine Meadow Lake. We shall return on
the Pine Meadow trail, PM East woods road to the Stone Memorial Shelter, and
then on the Kakiat Trail. Rain cancels.
TC Southern Harriman Trails map 118.
Saturday, 9/26 Dunderberg Spiral
Railway B+ 8 B+
7:00 AM and Bald Mountain
Mary Gelber 917-922-3203
mlgel91@aol.com (pref.) (NCA 9PM)
Meet at trailhead parking 4 miles south of the Bear
Mtn Traffic Circle on Route 9W (GPS 41.281137,-73.962838). Loop hike following portions of Dunderberg Spiral Railway to summit of Bald Mtn. Beautiful expansive views of the Hudson, and
a rewarding, tough climb. Follows Hike #
52 of Chazin’s Hike of the Week book. TC Northern Harriman Trails map 119.