Backpacking Across the Roof of New Jersey – Day 3 – Pochuck Shelter to Wawayanda (Hewitt, NJ) Type: One way (either direction) Hours: Open 24 hours
Distance: 12.2 miles (11.7 on the AT), 26.1 trail miles total, and maybe another mile in side trails (3 days) Difficulty: 9 of 10. Total score: 10 of 10
Terrain – Mountains, forests, swamps, streams, fields, cows, and cows
Trailheads – Start – Pochuck Shelter – roughly – 41°16’5.60″N, 74°30’31.72″W End – Northern Trailhead (side trail at parking atea to the AT) – [...]
Backpacking Across the Roof of New Jersey – The Appalachian Trail from High Point (Sussex, NJ) to Wawayanda (Hewitt, NJ) Day 1 – Set up and High Point Parking Area to High Point Shelter Type: One way (either direction) Hours: Open 24 hours
Distance: 2.7 miles (1.7 on the AT) on day 1. 26.1 trail miles total, and maybe another mile in side trails (3 days) Overall difficulty: 7 of 10. Total score: 10 of 10 (this section – 8 of 10)
Terrain – Mountain!
Set up information:
Trailheads this trip – Southern Trailhead – 41°18’9.33″N, 74°40’3.90″W (Hikers lots on [...]