Central North NJ
North West NJ

Organizations and Hiking Clubs:
Member Clubs at the NY-NJ Trail Conference (NYNJTC) (201) 512-9012
56 Ramapo Valley Road (Route 202), Mahwah, NJ 07430
  Interstate Hiking Club (Affiliate of the NYNJTC.)

Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) > Chapters > New York-North Jersey Chapter 212-986-1430
5 Tudor City Place (near East 41 St)
Trails & Waves Newsletter

  Mohican Outdoor Center - NJ 908-362-5670
  50 Camp Road Blairstown, NJ 07825-9655

Sierra Club > New Jersey Chapter, Atlantic Chapter - NY
> New York City Group
Inner City Outtings (ICO) for kids - New Jersey, New York City

Union County Hiking Club (UCHC)
Hunterdon Walking and Social Club (HWSC)

Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) > Knickerbocker Chapter in New York City, North Jersey Chapter

Mid-Atlantic Hiking Clubs at a1trails.com
Hiking Groups in New Jersey at NJSkylands.com

Trails:
Some favorite hikes:

• Great Swamp
• Lord Sterling Swamp (Page at SomersetCountyParks.org)
• Hacklebarney SP
• D&R Canal Towpath: Weston Canal Rd. to Millstone/Colonial Park, Millstone to Blackwells Mills, Rocky Hill to Kingston, Lambertville to Washingtons Crossing, Frenchtown to Bulls Island
• Sourland Mountain, E Mountain Rd Hillsborough NJ
  From Route 518 take Route 601 to left on East Mountain Road to left into Parking Lot From Route 206 Hillsborough take Route 601 to right on East Mountain Road to left into Parking Lot or take Amwell Road to left on East Mountain Road to right into Parking Lot
• Delaware Water Gap Natl. Rec. Area: Sunfish Pond, Blue Mountain Lakes (swimming), Mt. Tammany, Fall Foliage Pictures
• Eagle Rock Reservation, West Orange
• Ramapo Overlook to Lake Todd and Waterfall
• Palisades
• Harriman State Park, NY: africa loop, Elk Pen Loop, Reevses Brook,
• Merrill Creek Reservoir, Washington, NJ (Directions)
• Norvin Green SP - Carris Hill Loop, Lower Loop, Stonetown Circular, Tip Top Point
• Bearfort Ridge. Surprise Lake
• Buttermilk Falls Loop, NJ
• High Mountain Preserve Loop, Franklin Lakes, NJ
• Kaaterskill Falls, Haines Falls, NY
• Stokes Forest, Branchville, NJ
• The Timp Loop
• Wawayanda SP
• Wyanokie High Point

See Also:
NJ state parks, forests and historic sites
  Office of Visitor Services, NJ Department of Environmental Protection -
  www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/ - Amanda.Fort@dep.state.nj.us
NYNJTC: Overview Map
New Jersey Trails Association
Jozef Purdes hikes page
Hikes and trails near New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York at localhikes.com
My Favorite Hikes in the New York City Area - Michael Brochstein
Hikes near the AMC Mohican Outdoor Center in Blairstown

NJ at AmericanTrails.org
Best Hiking in New Jersey at Trails.com
Jozef Purdes' Hiking in New Jersey
TrailLink.com
Delaware Raritan Canal - Bicycling

Biking in New Jersey at the Dept. of Transportation
Directions:
Directions to oveer 100 trail heads in NY and NJ from the Union County Hiking Club at NYNJTC.org
Directions page here
Trips:
NJ Sierra Club Outtings
AMC Activities

Appalachian Trail Information:
Maps list
gorp.away.com
NY-NJ Trail Conference
Appalachian Mountain Club

Stores / Outfitters :

Rt. 17 in Paramus has a lot of Camping stores:
Campmor Inc  (201) 445-5000
810 N State Rt 17, Paramus, NJ abt. 3 mi. N of GSP

Eastern Mountain Sports Inc  (201) 670-6464 
820 N State Rt 17, Paramus, NJ next to Campmor

Sports Authority  (201) 265-2995 
Paramus Park Mall (near GSP
50 A and S Dr, Paramus, NJ
Take A & S Dr. off Rt 17 before Campmor

Ramsey Outdoor (201) 261-5000 
240 Route 17 North   just S. of GSP    (9:00 AM to 9:30 PM
835 Route 17 South 
Paramus, NJ 07652           Monday thru Saturday