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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area The Delaware River downstream from the Gap in autumn
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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Hiking in New Jersey
 

TRAIL SUGGESTIONS FOR NEW JERSEY

Hikes from 2 to 6 hours in length
Mt Tammany at the Gap | Map of loop hike (hikes 5 and 6)
Sunfish Pond via AT/spur trails to AT (hikes 1, 2, 3, 8, 10, 11)
Day hikes (hike 4) along the Appalachian Trail (AT)
The Appalachian Trail: Totts Gap to view of Mt. Tammany
     The AT Experience | AT mileage in NJ
Blue Mountain Lakes and Hemlock Pond
Buttermilk Falls to the AT or to Hemlock Pond

History Hikes and Strolls
Millbrook Village NJ | Map of hikes near Millbrook (page 2)
Military Trail (4 page pdf file) near Van Campen Inn & Walpack Center NJ

(Fairly) Flat and Easy Trails
• about 2 miles round-trip
• little or gradual ascent; no scrambling
• flat trail surface and fairly good footing
Karamac Trail from the traffic light to the view of the railroad piers
A loop around Blue Mt. Lakes | Map of Blue Mt. Lakes
Upper Hamilton Ridge Trail (north end to the power line: hike 7)
The AT south one mile from Blue Mt. Lakes Road

Wheelchair-Accessible Trails
There are no designated wheelchair accessible trails on the New Jersey side of the park. Withthte completion of a new picnic pavilion overlooking the Delaware River at Kittatinny Point, a view of the river and Water Gap will be accessible. Ask at a visitor center for what trails might be negotiated with some assistance.

 

DAYLIGHT HOURS
Please note that daylight may end early in ravines
and in the shadows of mountain ridges.
 

Sunrise and Sunset, Moonrise and Moonset, and Twilight 
from the U.S. Naval Observatory
(Under "Form A," use "Milford PA" for the north of the park or "Stroudsburg PA" for the south of the park.)

 
a mountain outcrop shaped like a human profile looking to the right
Park Bulletin:
Hike the Gap/New Jersey/Tammany
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Triangular marker for the AT
Bulletin (legal size):
Hiking & Backpacking the Appalachian Trail
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A mountain seen across a snowy field and a rail fence
Park Bulletin:
XC Skiing/Hiking Trails
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A bluish-white powder horn with a leather strap
Park Bulletin:
Military Trail
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A low long steamboat passing  a riverbank with canoes on it

Did You Know?
... that a century before this recreation area was formed, the Delaware Water Gap was touted as a Wonder of the World, and drew vacationers via rail lines from Philadelphia and New York City. There were trails to stroll, verandas for viewing the gap, and a steamboat for moonlight cruises.
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Last Updated: February 01, 2012 at 09:31 MST