Wed, Jul 13
|Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve
Hike: Franklin Lakes & High Mt Preserves NJ on Wed 7/13/2022 - CLOSED
5 miles; 550 ft elevation gain to High Mountain; Views towards NYC and time to sit by the lake Difficulty/Pace: Mod/Leisurely Hike Coordinator: Dagi
Time & Location
Jul 13, 2022, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve, 1 Nature Preserve Way, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417, USA
About the Event
Hike: Franklin Lakes & High Mt Preserves NJ on Wed 7/13/2022
5 miles; 550 ft elevation gain to High Mountain
Difficulty/Pace: Mod/Leisurely
Hike Coordinator: Dagi
Much of the hike will be flat and in the shade. Time to get views towards NYC and sit by the lake.
Location/Directions:
Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve, NJ
Take Route 208 north to the Ewing Ave., exit in Franklin Lakes. Turn left at the end of the ramp (if coming south, turn right) and continue for about 2 miles until Ewing Ave. ends at High Mountain Rd. Turn left onto High Mountain Rd. and continue past a lake and a smaller pond on the left. In ½ mile, at the end of the smaller pond, you will see a small brown sign for the Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve on the left. Turn left into a driveway, passing old reservoir buildings on the right, drive across the dam of the Lower Pond, then turn left again at a sign for parking and continue to a parking area just below the dam of the Upper Lake. GPS address: 1196 High Mountain Road, North Haledon, NJ 07508.