Sunfish Pond Hike II – Worthington State Park, Columbia, Warren County, NJ: Douglas Trail – Appalachian Trail

Distance: 15 miles Type: Out and back Difficulty – 9 of 10… you have a tough 1,200 foot climb.

Terrain – mountains

Trailheads: Campground at Worthington State Forest –  41° 0.770′N,  75° 4.943′W

So the Scouts and I were back up in Worthington State Park on the Appalachian Trail this weekend.  As previously mentioned in this blog, Sunfish Pond is one of my favorite hikes of all time.  There are plenty of details in my other post for a great day hike or weekend backpacker trip on this stretch of trail.

What made this trip extra great was [...]

Mt. Minsi Loop – Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, PA Distance: about 4 miles (I intelligently drove off with my GPS still running, hence the guesstimate). Difficulty: 7 of 10.

Terrain – Mountain, cliffs, awesomeness (not technically a terrain feature). Map:

Ignore where it “ends” according to the red flag, I didn’t turn it off before I took a drive to the Delaware Water Gap Visitor’s Center. The start and stop is where the green arrow is, heading South.  The AT is the line closest to the water, the fireroad is further inland. Website –http://www.nps.gov/dewa/index.htm

Trailheads – Multiple. We used the Resort Point [...]