Quality Inn Ledgewood - Dover

Great hike with beautiful rock outcroppings. Steep ascent, then a pleasurable walk through mossy areas and boulders. Stream crossing; when the water is high, walk upstream a few yards for an easy spot to cross. Beautiful pond at start of hike with benches and a picnic table. Remnants of Morris Canal incline plane, tow path and water turbine along trail.

Parking: 40 Conkling Road in Ledgewood for the blue and red trails. The blue trail is mostly an unpaved easement road with slight hills. Suitable for walking and biking at most levels of ability. Look for start of the newly renovated red trail about a 1/4 of a mile in, on the left side. This trail explores the eastern side of Mooney Mountain. It creates a loop connecting the blue and yellow trails, and is more technical as it winds its way through woodlands and rocky terrain. This trail...

This trail follows the Right-of-Way of the former Central Railroad of New Jersey's Lake Hopatcong Railroad from Gordon Road in Wharton, NJ to Minisink Road in Jefferson, NJ. The route was once heavily used to access iron mines and to bring seasonal vacationers from Jersey City to Nolan's Point on Lake Hopatcong. It's a straightforward but rocky path running along the eastern edge of the Berkshire Valley State Wildlife Management Area. The path encounters a few small streams on its 2.5 mile...

Park at 1 Main Street, Succasunna, NJ. The scenic trail on the property is level and suitable for walking for all ages.  The gold-marked path within the park is approximately one mile out and back, and has a small loop, marked with blue blazes.  Most of the trail is along the Black River, and has some dips and roots to cross. Things to look for:  a beautiful line of cedar trees, which shaded horses in their past, and two bridges to cross a stream.  There’s a small hill, which used to be a ski...