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reservoir recently opened to boating and canoeing. Very pretty and quiet.Schedule for September 2015 IHC home page
Friday September 4, 2015 Canoe
— Split Rock Reservoir
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reservoir recently opened to boating and canoeing. Very pretty and quiet.
See Canoeing General
Instructions. Must call and register the day before. Joint
with UCHC
Leader: Bob Bodenstein 908-204-0321 Cell 908-883-0921 Friday Only
Meet: 10:00 AM Split Rock Reservoir Parking Lot, 345 Split
Rock Road, Boonton Twp, NJ 07005
From I-287N Exit 44: At the top of the ramp, turn right over I-287 onto
Main St. (Rt-511) in Boonton. Drive 0.3 mile to Boonton Rd. (Rt-511) Turn right
and go 2.5 miles to Rockaway Valley Rd. Turn left and drive 2.2 miles to Split
Rock Rd, a 150 degree turn on the right. (Stone Rd. is the street 0.1 mile
before Split Rock Rd.) Follow Split Rock Rd. 2.8 miles (Stay to the right at
Decker Rd. and to the left at Charlottesburg Rd.) to the parking lot and launch
area. (The last 0.8 mile is gravel.)
From I-80 Exit 37
Rockaway/Hibernia:
Go north on Green Pond Rd. (Rt-513) toward Hibernia. At about 6.5 miles turn
right at the Marcella Firehouse sign. This is Upper Hibernia Rd. Continue 2 mi.
to fork in the road. Bear left onto Split Rock Rd. After the pavement ends keep
going over the dam. The new fisherman's boat launch parking lot is about 1/8
mile on the left after the dam. (GPS 40.9625, -74.4575)
Sunday September 6, 2015 Patriots
Path – Frelinghuysen to Heisteins Park Strenuous
This hike will begin at Frelinghuysen Arboretum and travel through
Morristown, Morris Township, Mendham and Randolph. Most of the hike will be on
hiking trails and old railroad beds. It travels by Speedwell Lake, Clyde Potts
Reservoir, and through Dismay Harmony Natural Area and Heisteins Park. 10-15
miles
Shuttle Required -Heisteins
Park to Frelinghuysen Arboretum parking lot.
Leader: AL Dicianni 973 455-7262 Cell 973 462-5583 Day of hike only
Meet: 9:00 a.m. Heisteins Park, 21 Doby Rd, Mendham, NJ
07945
From I-287 Exit 39: Take Rt-10 west 8.9 to Dover-Chester rd (Rt- 513)
exit. Turn left (south) on Dover-Chester Rd and travel 2.8 mi. Make a left on
South Rd and 0.1 mile later, a left on Doby Rd. Make a right on Heistein Park
Rd and meet at building parking lot. (GPS Park Entrance 40.8249,-74.6137)
Week of Sept 13-17, 2015 Hike
Baxter State Park Mt Katahdin and Travelers Peaks Strenuous
Baxter State Park is a wilderness area. It should have peak foliage
this week. I am planning 3 days hiking in the vicinity of Mt Katahdin doing the
Knife edge, and two days hiking to the north on the Travelers peaks. The park
road is dirt with a 20 MPH limit. Accommodations will be in lean-tos or tents.
You will need to bring a winter sleeping & ensolite pad and light weight
food like dehydrated meals for two dinners. Along with three days heavier
food/toilet paper/soap that can be kept in a car trunk. The group will have water filters, two extra
6 person tents and three stoves. If you have your own tent, water filter or
stove please let me know when you register. Maine does not allow me to book
camp sites until May 17th. So I do not now know the sequence of the trip, where
we will be staying if tent or lean to or the exact cost. May 1st 2015 is the deadline for
registration. If you want me to book a site for you send me a check for $45 by
May 1st. Camping is $15 a day. We will share sites when possible. It will be
difficult to get out of the park and resupply. Think about how to bring everything
you will need except water (all water needs to be treated) for 5 days.
Leader: Guy Percival 973-590-7437 JENGUY@OPTONLINE.NET
Friday September 18, 2015 Canoe
—Lake Hopatcong
This
canoe trip puts in on the North End of Lake Hopatcong, to explore the many
quiet coves in this area. Serious rain cancels. See Canoeing General Instructions.
Must call and register the day before.
Joint with UCHC
Leader: Jean Fletcher 973-285-5263 Cell 973-452-1567–Friday only JRFLETC@OPTONLINE.NET
Meet: 9:30 AM Gatwyns II Restaurant &
Bar, 900 Rt-15 North, Lake Hopatcong, NJ 07849
From I-80 West Exit
34B: Take Rt-15 North 4.7 mi, passing
thru the Jefferson Diner area. Just after Bowling Green Parkway light look for
“Lake Shawnee take next exit” sign,
and exit onto Lake Shawnee ramp. Follow ramp to the end (Gatwyns Restaurant is
visible) and turn right, and right again into Gatwyns parking lot. Pass through
the parking lot onto the unpaved area.
Outflow of the Lake Shawnee Dam is beyond the line of trees. Choose best launch area. Wade or paddle ~50 yards to Lake Hopatcong
cove depending on water level.
From the North: Proceed South on R-15, at mile
marker 7 take Exit Weldon Road, Oak Ridge, Milton. Go to top of ramp and turn
left, passing over R-15. Just past end of the bridge, turn right onto Mallard
Road. Turn right on West Shawnee Trail Turn right on Hurdtown Trail (see Lake
Shawnee Club on the left) Turn left into Gatwyns parking lot, proceed to the
unpaved lot. (GPS 40.9702,-74.5988)
Sunday September 20, 2015 A
Different Reeves Meadow Circular
Moderately
Strenuous
We will start out on the Pine Meadow trail going towards Pine Meadow
Lake. The Kakiat & the Seven Hills Trail over Diamond Mountain are next.
After lunch by Pine Meadow Lake we start heading back to Reeves Meadow Visitor
Center by some other wood roads & trails.
Rain or Foul Weather cancels this hike.
Leader: Roy Williams
ROYHIKER1@AOL.COM
Meet: 9:00 a.m. Reeves Meadow Visitor Center, Seven Lakes
Drive, Harriman State Park, NY 10974
From Suffern @ I-87N & I-287
Interchange Exit 15A: Take Rt-17
North 4½ miles to traffic light for Seven Lakes Dr. just north of Sloatsburg,
NY. Turn right and proceed east on Seven Lakes Dr. 1½ miles to Reeves Meadow
Visitor Center on right, or park across the street. (GPS 41.1742, -74.1689)
Saturday September 26, 2015 Trail Clearing - Sterling Ridge Moderately
Strenuous
We need every ones help for this cleanup on the
Sterling Ridge Trail the trail from the Fire Tower to the south end. Total
walking distance is about 8 miles. Bring your lunch, water,
clippers and good working gloves. If you do not have clippers you can use the
tools provided by the club.
Leader: Jim Canfield 973-728-9774 canfield@netrom.com
Meet:
9:00 a.m. at the Beech Road parking lot coordinates: N41
08.53 W74 18.04 (intersection of Greenwood Lake Tpk and Beech Road, in
Ringwood, NJ), just east of the Monksville Reservoir
causeway.
From
I-287 North to Exit 55, Ringwood Ave (511 North).
Go north on Ringwood Ave (becomes Greenwood Lake Tpk) for about 9.5 miles. Pass
Margaret King Ave on the right. Proceed 0.4 miles and turn into Beech Road on
the right. A large parking lot is on the left.
ALTERNATIVE : I-287
to Exit 57 (Skyline Dr.). Turn left and go north on Skyline Drive to end.
Turn right on CR 511/Ringwood Ave North and go about 4.1 miles. As above, pass Margaret King Ave on the
right. Proceed 0.4 miles and turn into Beech Road on the right. A large parking
lot is on the left.
The turn onto
Beech Road is before reaching the Monksville Reservoir causeway and bridge and
Long Pond Ironworks Visitors Center.
Sunday September 27, 2015 High
Point Circular
Moderate
A 6-7 mile hike at a moderate pace on the AT, Monument, and Cedar Swamp
trails. Great views at the monument for
lunch and along the trail; the Cedar Swamp is a unique, rare and disappearing
natural environment. One short steep
incline to Monument (the highest Point in NJ).
Leader: Alan Breach 973-875-4376 cell 973-875-4376 -- day of hike only ABREACH@PTD.NET
Meet:10:00
a.m. High Point State Park AT Parking
Lot, Rt-23, Wantage, NJ 07461
From I-287 Exit 52: Take Rt-23 North 34 mi to High Point State Park. Almost to the Top of Rt-23 hill, on the left is the AT Parking Lot (just past mile marker 48), immediately after large stone piers on both sides of Rt-23. (GPS 41.3035,-74.6667) (good place for a bathroom stop)