Section of the trail map from the State of New Jersey. Get one at the Atsion or Batsto Ranger stations.

Batona Trail – Carranza Memorial to Apple Pie Hill (and back) – Wharton State Forest, Tabernacle, NJ Type: Out and back Hours: Never closes

Updated: 11-26-2016 – As of Labor Day 2016, the fire tower is now fenced off, limiting access.  You can still climb it when it’s manned, but it is not always manned.  As awesome as this hike is, it is seriously less awesome when you can’t go up the fire tower.

Visitors to the fire tower can call NJ Forest Fire Service Division B Headquarters [...]