New Jersey 1K Club

Wawayanda Mountain

Parked at the Pochuck Boardwalk trail head. Walked the boardwalk and took the AT up to Pinwheel Vista. From there continued to the mailbox and made a right onto the blue blazed trail. Hard to follow at times but took this until the trail was perpendicular to the summit. Bushwhacked over a small bump and intersected a woods road below the summit. Bushwhacked up to the highest point and found a small cairn at the top. On the way back I followed the woods road until it appeared to not be taking me back in the right direction and then bushwhacked back to the blue trail and retraced my steps to the car.

Jenny Jump Mountain 4

Parked at 2 car (maybe 3) at 40.85496,-74.99277. Started up Blue trail themn pretty quickly started bushwhacking up to JJ4 Summit on a bearing of of 280 degrees from parking to summit. meandered right and then left of bearing until we reached summit. Set a new course along 47 degrees from JJ4 to JJ3 and bushwhacked down and then back up to unmarked trail which ultimately led to blue trail. We then bushwhacked up the last stretch to summit.

Jenny Jump Mountain 3

Parked at 2 car (maybe 3) at 40.85496,-74.99277. Started up Blue trail themn pretty quickly started bushwhacking up to JJ4 Summit on a bearing of of 280 degrees from parking to summit. meandered right and then left of bearing until we reached summit. Set a new course along 47 degrees from JJ4 to JJ3 and bushwhacked down and then back up to unmarked trail which ultimately led to blue trail. We then bushwhacked up the last stretch to summit.

Morris Lake Mountain

Easy to follow. Orange to Green/Yellow. Short bushwhack to summit point. Short hike. Straight up/Straight down.

Pochuck Mountain

Parked at end of Jenny Layne. Took woods road up part way then bushwhacked til we hit another trail up to ridge and summit. Started back same way then slowly bushwhacked down steep and rocky section to woods road we started on.

Hamburg Mountain High Point

Parked at end of Sand Pond Road. Went in on trail from where we parked on large rock at end of road. Pretty quickly became a bushwhack. Found a trail at some point, bushwhacked some more and ultimately made it to top near circular rock. Retraced steps down from top to trail and followed most of the way down then buscwhacked across stream and up hill Sand Pond Rd not far below where we parked.

Jennings Mountain

Parked at the historical village parking lot just after Beech Rd. Hiked through the older buildings/ruins and up the Highlands trail. Turned off on the yellow trail for Jennings Hollow and past the wetlands between Big Beech and Jennings. Saw a beaver lodge but no beavers to be found. Just after the first difficult stream crossing I bushwhacked up the steep hill to the left of the trail. It was easy but very steep bushwhacking made more difficult by all the leaves on the ground. Got to the summit cairn and traversed the summit to the north before turning right and bushwhacking down a less steep route to the yellow trail.

Big Beech Mountain

After Jennings Mountain I continued on the yellow trail and eventually got to the Lake to Lake trail. Took this up to the Highlands trail/Sterling Ridge trail intersection and headed up to the summit. Hiked back down and looped back to the car at the historical village parking lot.

Boulder Pine Peak

Parked at P7 and hiked up the Old Coal Trail and took a right at the Split Rock Trail. Hiked back to the car the same way.

Bearfort Mountain

After Boulder Pine Peak, headed up the yellow trail from P7 and up to Terrace Pond. Hiked on the floating bridge, up the ladder and got to the cliffs at Terrace Pond. Bushwhacked up to the highest point from there. Back down the blue/yellow dot trail to P7.

Kanouse Mountain

Parked at the picnic area off Rt 23 and followed the grassy "trail" up into the woods. From there I turned right onto a concrete drainage and headed uphill. Did some bushwhacking and eventually met up with a woods road that I took to the top. Stopped by the flag & star viewpoint and continued on to the highest point. Came back down the same way but took a red blazed trail most of the way down.

Bearfort Lookout

Timed it so I'd be up at Bearfort Fire Tower at sunset. Parked at P4 and took the Highlands/white trail up to the summit. It was interesting to see the sun shining off the buildings of the NYC Skyline. Stayed a little past sunset and headed back down the same way I came.

Buck Mountain (Kinnelon)

Parked at lot on Rt 23 and Echo Lake Rd. Walked road in over bridge and started bushwhacking up and to the left soon thereafter. Eventually ran into a trail that headed in right direction to summit. At a point below the summit it split and we went left and then started to bushwhack the last couple of tenths to the top.

Cobb Hill

Parked on Collen Court. Headed up hill to Timberbrook Rd. Walked up hill past house marked as private property and took next rocky/gravelly trail in on left. Went up that trail for 2-3 minutes and took a left through the woods until summit.

Guerin Benchmark

Parked in lot and started along asphalt to first left trail branch. Followed about a tenth or so then started bushwhacking up the hill to the right. A bit thorny to start but once through that patch was pretty easy wlaking. Crossed power line arrrived a summit soon thereafter. Red trail leads down from the top to asphalt path. took that back to the car.

Boulder Pine Peak

Climbed Boulder Pine Peak from Clinton Rd P7 parking. Old Coal Trail past Project Use site to right turn at Split Rock Sign. Easy walk.

Kanouse Mountain

Climbed Kanouse Mountain from picnic area on Northbound Route 23. Head to the north end of the picnic area and follow unmarked trail that runs parallel to route 23. About 2 or 3 tenths of a mile turn right on next trail and follow to top. Whole trip took about 45 minutes out and back.

Bearfort Mountain North

Parked at the State Line Trailhead and hiked up to the ridge. Hiked the Suprise Lake Loop and did the quick hike up to the summit just after West Pond.

Bowling Green Mountain

Easy walk to top. Kept going to Milton Fire Tower and returned

Green Pond Mountain

Parked at 41.03064,-74.46848. Rocky, gravelly trail up at beginning . Cut in to right on trail . Short Bushwhack to second trail and easy walk along top. Cut in to summit coordinates and returned.

Mount Newfoundland

After completing Bowling Green Mt and Green Pond Mt we decided to continue on along the Four Birds (white) trail to Mount Newfoundland. What started as an easy day ended up in a nice hike. It added a round trip of about 3.5 miles which turned out to be up and down on pretty rocky terrain. All good.

County House Mountain

Climbed from parking turnout (N40.81484° W74.96831°) and started up to Oxford Mountain first. Made it up in about 1/2 hour. Set a course straight across to the summit of County House Mountain and went down Oxford and up County House. This was doable but was difficult. Rocky areas, some a bit on the steep side. Leaves covering rocks, roots, depressions. Overall distance 2.6 miles, with 902 of elevation gain. Went as far as the no trespassing signs on County House Mountain. Slow going. Overall speed 1.1 mph due to sketchy terrain. In the end, all good.

Oxford Mountain

Climbed from parking turnout (N40.81484° W74.96831°) and started up to Oxford Mountain first. Made it up in about 1/2 hour. Set a course straight across to the summit of County House Mountain and went down Oxford and up County House. This was doable but was difficult. Rocky areas, some a bit on the steep side. Leaves covering rocks, roots, depressions. Overall distance 2.6 miles, with 902 of elevation gain. Went as far as the no trespassing signs on County House Mountain. Slow going. Overall speed 1.1 mph due to sketchy terrain. In the end, all good.