• Winter sunrise, Kittatinny Ridge

    Delaware Water Gap

    National Recreation Area NJ,PA

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    Childs Park opens Thursday, May 23. Dingmans Falls Visitor Center opens Saturday May 25, and will be open Friday, Saturday, Sunday the rest of the summer. The road to Dingmans Falls is open but is single lane at one point and NO BUSES or RVs ARE ALLOWED More »

Other Park Trails

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Two residents of Conashaugh Ridge exchange trail tips.
 

Trails for Horsebackriding and for Hiking

Upper Ridge Road Trail | Directions
Length: 2.5 mile, one-way
Difficulty: Moderate
Elevation change: 197 feet
Trailhead location: Jager Road
Description: Take your horse for a walk on the Upper Ridge Road trail.
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Conashaugh View Trail | Directions
Length: 9.0 mile, altogether
Difficulty: Easy (for horses)/Moderate-Difficult (for hikers)
Elevation change:
Trailhead location: Conashaugh Horse Trailer lot
Brochure: Conashaugh and Upper Ridge Rd. Trail bulletin
Description: Conashaugh View Trail offers 9 miles of trail for hikers and for horseback riders with their own horses. Hikers are permitted on these trails also. Hikers should be alert to, and yield to, riders. Bicycles and motorized vehicles are NOT permitted. Please protect the environment by riding and hiking only on the marked trails, and crossing streams only on the bridges.
Hiking Safety

Did You Know?

A ranger testing water quality in a stream.

... that the Middle Delaware River exceeds ordinary federal standards for clean water. Because of this, special higher standards have been set for the river, so it does not "deteriorate" to being just "clean enough." The river in this park is, and will remain, truly "cleaner than clean." More...