Adventure Schedule and Meeting Places
August 2011 through March 2012
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Directions to all our meeting places are here.
| Event | Date | Time | Place | Meeting Place | Diff/Pace | Guide | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hike | Thurs 8/25 | 10AM-2PM | Orak Ruins, Harriman St Pk | Gate Hill Road | Mod/Mod | Georgette | |
CANCELLED - RAIN |
Thurs 9/8 | 10AM-2PM | Almost Perpendicular, Harriman St Pk | Johnsontown Road parking lot | Mod-Stren/Mod | Georgette | Scrambling, views. |
CANCELLED - TRAIL & ROAD CONDITIONS |
Sat 9/10 | 8:30AM-5:30PM | The AT in NJ - Part 3 | Stokes/Culver's Gap parking lot | Stren/Mod | Judy | ~11 miles from Flatbrookville/Blue Mt Road to Stokes Forest. More information |
| Hike | Sun 9/11 | 10AM-2PM | Campgaw Mt Reservation | Campgaw Mt Res, Mahwah, NJ | Mod/Mod | Georgette | |
| Hike | Sat 9/17 | 10AM-2PM | Blue Mt Lakes | Blue Mt Lakes parking lot | Mod/Mod | Nancy | ~6 miles. Optional apple picking after hike. Short shuttle. |
| Bike Ride | Sun 9/18 | 10AM-2PM | Columbia Bike Trail, NJ |
TBD Columbia Trail parking area |
Mod/Mod | Mary | 25-35 miles. Not for beginners. More information |
CANCELLED - RAIN |
Tues 9/20 | 10AM-2PM | Lake Nawahunta, Harriman St Pk | Route 6 Hikers' Parking |
Easy/Mod | Georgette | |
CANCELLED - WEATHER |
Sat 9/24 - Sun 9/25 | 9:30AM Sat-1PM Sun | TBD | TBD | TBD | Jackie/Dagi | More information |
| Hike | Sat 10/1 | 10AM-2PM | Route 6 Hikers' Parking |
Easy-Mod/Mod | Jackie | Easy trail, great views, possible campfire. | |
| Hike | Sat 10/8 | 9:30AM-2:30PM | High Mt Reservation | William Paterson University parking lot | Mod/Mod | Jackie | Great views of NYC and Passaic Valley. |
| Hike | Sun 10/9 | 9:30AM-2:30PM | NJ Palisades - Women's Federation Monument, |
Palisades - Police Headquarters parking lot |
Easy/Leisurely | Georgette | |
| Hike | Thurs 10/13 | 10AM-2PM | NJ Palisades | Englewood Boat Basin, Englewood, NJ | Easy/Mod | Georgette | |
| Hike | Sat 10/15 | 10AM-3PM | Sunfish Pond, NJ | Delaware Water Gap, Dunnfield Creek Parking Lot | Mod-Stren/Mod | Linda | ~8 mile loop hike to pond. |
| Hike RESCHEDULED - HURRICANE |
Sun 10/16 |
10AM-2PM | Sterling Forest State Park, Tuxedo, NJ | Front porch of Visitors Center | Easy/Leisurely | Georgette |
Easy 4.5 miles (some small hills) around Sterling Lake. |
| Cleanup Hike | Sat 10/22 | 9:30AM-12:30PM | Ramapo Mt St Forest | Skyline Drive lower lot | Mod/Leisurely | Jen | Help AFW maintain the MacEvoy Trail. |
| Hike RESCHEDULED - RAIN |
Sat 10/22 |
9AM-4PM | Harriman AT #1 | Elk Pen parking lot | Stren/Mod | Dagi | Part 1 - AT in Harriman. |
| City Path | Sun 10/23 | 10AM-2PM | Prospect Park, Brooklyn | Grand Army Plaza entrance to Prospect Park | Easy/Leisurely | Cynthia/Mary | More information |
| Hike | Tues 10/25 | 10AM-2PM | Bald Rocks, Harriman St Pk | Lake Skannatati parking area | Mod-Stren/Mod | Georgette | Hills, views. |
CANCELLED - SNOW |
Sun 10/30 |
9:30AM-2:30PM | Doodletown, Harriman St Pk | Anthony Wayne Recreation Area | Easy-Mod/Leisurely | Jackie | Explore ruins and cemeteries of Doodletown. |
| Hike | Thurs 11/3 | 10AM-2PM | Chipmunk Mt, Harriman St Pk | Visitors' Center, 7 Lakes Drive | Mod-Stren/Mod | Georgette | Climbing, scrambling. |
CANCELLED - Leader has knee injury |
Sat 11/5 | 10AM-2PM | Watchung Reservation, Watchung, NJ | Trailside Science and Nature Museum parking lot | Easy/Leisurely | Dara | Mostly flatm 5-mile hike around Surprise Lake to Glenside Park. |
| City Path RESCHEDULED - RAIN |
Sat 11/5 |
10AM-3:30PM | High Line to The Esplanade | TBD | Easy/Leisurely | Jackie/Dagi | More information |
CANCELLED |
Sun 11/6 |
10AM-4PM |
Stokes State Forest |
Stokes/Ranger Station parking lot |
Mod-Stren/Mod |
Nancy | ~9 miles. Hills, views, color, rocky terrain. |
| Hike RESCHEDULED |
Thurs 11/10 |
10AM-2PM | Hook Mountain | Nyack Beach St Pk, Nyack, NY | Mod/Mod | Georgette | |
| Hike | Sat 11/12 | 10AM-2PM | South Mt Reservation | Locust Grove (near Milburn, NJ) | Easy-Mod/Mod | Judy | |
| Hike | Sun 11/13 | 9:30AM-2:30PM | Russian Bear, Harriman St Pk | Visitors' Center, 7 Lakes Drive | Mod-Stren/Mod | Georgette | Scrambling, hills. |
| Hike | Sat 11/19 | 9:30AM-4PM | Bear Mountain | Anthony Wayne Recreation Area | Mod/Mod | Dagi | Circle Bear Mt, walk thru Trailside Museum, panoramic views. |
| Hike | Sun 11/20 | 10AM-2PM | Merrill Creek | Merrill Creek Visitors' Center | Mod/Mod | Mary | Hike around the lake, 6+ miles. |
| Hike | Sun 11/27 | 10AM-4PM |
Norvin Green |
Weis Ecology Center |
Mod-Stren/Mod |
Nancy |
Hills, views, waterfalls, 7+ miles. |
| Hike | Thurs 12/1 | 10AM-2PM | Buttermilk Falls, Rockland County, NY | Greenbush Road parking area | Mod/Mod | Georgette | |
| Hike | Sat 12/3 | 10AM-2 or 4PM | Skylands Manor, NJ | Skylands Manor parking area | Easy-Mod/Leisurely | Jackie | Optional tour of Manor after hike. $8 fee. |
| Hike | Sun 12/4 | 9:30AM-2:30PM | Lake Wanoksink, Harriman St Pk | Lake Sebago Boat Launch parking area | Mod/Mod | Georgette | |
| Hike | Sat 12/10 | 10AM-3PM | Timp Torne, Harriman St Pk | Jones Point parking lot | Mod-Stren/Mod | Dagi | Great views. Weather will determine length. |
| Hike | Tues 12/13 | 10AM-2PM | Tallman Mountain | Tallman Mt St Pk, Piermont, NY | Easy/Mod | Georgette | |
| Hike | Sat 12/17 | 9AM-2PM | Harriman St Pk | Lake Skannatati parking area | Mod/Mod | Dagi | Explore iron mine and small cemetery form 1800s. |
| Hike | Thurs 1/5/12 | 10AM-2PM | Lakeville, Sterling Forest | Sterling Forest Visitors' Center | Mod/Mod | Georgette | |
| Hike | Sun 1/8/12 | 9:30AM-2:30PM | Bear Swamp Lake | Ramapo County Reservation, NJ | Mod/Mod | Georgette | |
| Hike | Sat 1/14/12 | 10AM-3PM | High Point State Forest, NJ | High Point Ranger Station | Mod/Mod | Dagi | If good snow conditions, we'll snowshoe. |
CANCELLED - SNOW |
Sat 1/21/12 | 10AM-2PM | Sourland Mt, Hillsborough, NJ | Sourland Mt parking area | Easy-Mod/Leisurely | Linda | 5-mile loop through the woods and rock garden. |
| Hike | Sun 1/22/12 | 9:30AM-2:30PM | Bear Mt State Park | Anthony Wayne Recreation Area | Easy-Mod/Leisurely | Jackie | Hessian Lake, AT stairs & zoo. Ice skating optional. Parking and skating costs additional. |
| Hike | Tues 1/24/12 | 10AM-2PM | Governor Mt | Ringwood State Park, NJ | Easy/Mod | Georgette | |
| Hike | Thurs 2/2/12 | 10AM-2PM | Ramapo Reservation | Ramapo County Reservation | Mod/Mod | Georgette | |
| Hike | Sat 2/4/12 | 10AM-2PM | Hacklebarney St Pk, NJ | Lower Parking Lot (if open) | Easy-Mod/Leisurely | Linda | 3-mile loop through the woods, along the Black River, ending at the falls. |
| Weekend Trip | Fri 2/10 - Sun 2/12/12 | Noon Fri -1PM Sun | Straus Center, Clareyville, NY | TBD | Hikes of Various Levels | Dagi | More information |
| Hike | Sat 2/18/12 | 10AM-2PM | Wawayanda State Forest | Visitors' Center parking lot | Easy/Mod | Dagi | Relatively level hike by Wawayanda Lake and Furnace. |
| Hike | Sun 2/19/12 | 9:30AM-2:30PM | Stony Brook Trail, Harriman St Pk | Visitors' Center, 7 Lakes Drive | Mod/Mod | Georgette | |
| Hike | Sat 2/25/12 | 9:30AM-2PM | Glenclyffe, Garrison, NY | Anthony Wayne Recreation Area | Easy-Mod/Leisurely | Jackie | Great views of Hudson River and West Point |
| Hike | Tues 2/28/12 | 10AM-2PM | Black Mt, Harriman St Pk | Silvermine Picnic Area | Mod-Stren/Mod | Georgette | |
| Hike | Sun 3/11/12 |
10AM-2PM | Schooley's Mt | Schooley's Mt parking lot | Easy-Mod/Leisurely | Linda | 4-mile loop thru meadows & woods to falls. |
| AFW 30th Anniversary Celebration | Sat 3/10/12 | 1:30PM-7:30PM | St Alban's Church | St Alban's Church, Oakland, NJ | AFW Board & Coordinators | 2PM - Intro to Self Defense 4:30PM - Zumba Gold 5:30PM - Pot Luck Dinner |
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| Hike | Sun 3/4/12 |
9:30AM-2:30PM | Fingerboard Mt, Harriman St Pk | Lake Tiorati parking area | Mod/Mod | Georgette | |
| Hike | Sat 3/17/12 |
10AM-2PM | Jungle Habitat, West Milford, NJ | TBD | Easy-Mod/Leisurely | Jackie | Explore the ruins of Jungle Habitat. |
| Hike | Tues 3/20/12 | 10AM-2PM | Castle Point, Ramapo Mt St Forest | Skyline Drive, lower lot | Mod/Mod | Georgette | |
| City Path | Sat 3/24/12 | 9:30AM-3PM | Tenement Museum, NYC | Meet at museum - 108 Orchard Street, NYC | Easy-Mod/Leisurely | Dagi | More information |
| Hike | Thurs 3/29/12 | 10AM-2PM | Fingerboard Mt, Harriman St Pk | Lake Tiorati parking area | Mod-Stren/Mod | Georgette | |
| Workshop - "What Would You Do If ... " | Sat 3/31/12 | 9AM- 2:20PM |
Tulip Springs area, South Mountain Reservation |
TBD | TBD | Jackie/Dagi | More information |