Past Events

AFW Hike: Garret Mountain Reservation, NJ on Wednesday 10/14/2026

3.5 miles; 360' elevation gain. 270-degree views from top of Lambert Tower (84 steps).
Difficulty / Pace : Easy-Mod / Leisurely
Hike Coordinator : Dagi

AFW Hike: Harriman State Park, Bald Rock Area on Sunday 10/04/2026, 9:30 AM- 2:30 PM

5-6 miles. Views, Some scrambles. More information to follow.
Difficulty : Mod +, Pace : Mod
Hike Coordinator : Amy

AFW Hike: Harriman State Park, NY - Seven Hills on Sunday 9/27/2026

7 miles, 7 hills. Steep ups and down. Scrambles.
Difficulty/Pace: Strenuous/Moderate
Hike Coordinator: Mickey

AFW Hike: Ramapo Valley County Reservation, NJ on Saturday 9/26/2026

5-6 mile loop hike. Ups and downs, easy scrambles, views, waterfall.
Difficulty/Pace: Moderate/Moderate
Hike Coordinator: Amy

AFW Hike: Terrace Pond West, NJ on Wednesday 9/23/2026

About 5 miles. Some rock scrambles. Ridge walk. Views.
Difficulty/Pace: Moderate/Moderate
Hike Coordinator: Mickey

AFW Bike Ride & Walk: D&R Canal Path, NJ on Sunday 9/20/2026

~ 20 miles. From Griggstown to Princetown University to see the Museum and walk the iconic, historic 1-mile loop trail and back.
Difficulty/Pace: Easy/Leisurely
Event Coordinator: Nancy

AFW Hike: West Morris Greenway, NJ on Saturday 9/19/2026

4 miles, mostly paved. Flat out and back.
Difficulty/Pace: Easy/Leisurely
Hike Coordinator: Sam

AFW City Path: Lakota Wolf Preserve, NJ Sat Sept 9/19/26 * Rain or Shine *

Visit Lakota Wolf Preserve, followed by local lunch (at your own cost)
Difficulty/Pace: Easy/Leisurely
Event Coordinator: Kay & Mickey
Ticket Cost: $30 Member /$40 Non-member. Lunch cost is additional
* Tickets on sale until 7pm on 9/3. *

AFW Hike: Harriman State Park, NY on Wednesday 9/16/2026

About 5 miles. Lunch at Pine Meadow Lake.
Difficulty/Pace: Moderate/Leisurely
Hike Coordinator: Dagi

AFW Hike: Stockbridge Shelter Loop, Harriman State Park, NY on Sunday 9/13/2026

5-6 mile loop. Usual ups and downs.
Difficulty/Pace: Moderate/Moderate
Hike Coordinator: Jackie

AFW Hike: Sterling Forest, NY on Wednesday 9/9/2026

About 6.6 miles.
Difficulty/Pace: Moderate/Moderate
Hike Coordinator: Mickey

AFW Hike: Kittatinny Valley State Park, NJ on Sunday 9/6/2026

3-4 miles. Walk alongside lake. A few gentle hills.
Difficulty/Pace: Easy-Moderate/Leisurely
Hike Coordinator: Dagi

AFW Hike: Mills Reservation, Cedar Grove, NJ on Saturday 9/5/2026

3-mile loop around the Mills Reservation. Views of NYC.
Difficulty/Pace: Easy/Moderate
Hike Coordinator: Amy

AFW Hike: Harriman State Park, NY on Wednesday 9/2/2026

About 6-6.5 miles. Plan to go on the shortest trail in Harriman! Typical ups and downs.
Difficulty/Pace: Moderate/Moderate
Hike Coordinator: Mickey

AFW Hike: Wyanokie High Point, NJ on Sunday 8/30/2026

5-mile loop. Good scramble at the High Point and great views.
Difficulty/Pace: Moderate-Strenuous/Moderate
Hike Coordinator: Amy

AFW Hike: Five Ponds Loop, NJ on Saturday, August 29, 2026

5.5 miles. Hills, views, 5 ponds.
Difficulty/Pace: Moderate/Moderate
Hike Coordinator: Mickey

AFW Hike: Tenafly Nature Center, NJ on Wednesday 8/26/2026

About 5 miles. Mainly flat.
Difficulty/Pace: Easy/ Leisurely
Hike Coordinator: Dagi

AFW Bike: Kittatinny Vally State Park Sunday 8/23/2026

20 mi +/-, up and back on the Sussex Branch Trail with optional short stop for ice cream, antique shop & book store
Difficulty/Pace: Easy/Leisurely
Event Coordinator: Nancy

AFW Hike: Harriman State Park, NY on Wednesday 8/19/2026

About 4 miles out and back.
Difficulty/Pace: Easy-Moderate/Leisurely
Hike Coordinator: Dagi

AFW Backpack: Backpack for Beginners and Above on Sat 8/15-Sun 8/16/2026

Backpack to Dutch Doctor Shelter, Harriman State Park, NY
Meet: Johnsontown Road cul-de-sac
Event coordinator: Jackie

Are you interested in trying backpacking? If so, you found the right place!

Cost: $20 AFW Members ($30 for non-members)

AFW Hike: Palisades Interstate Park, NJ on Wednesday 8/12/2026

3 miles, one steep section of rock stairs. Includes sections of the Long Path with Hudson River views.
Difficulty/Pace: Moderate/Moderate
Hike Coordinator: Amy

AFW Hike: Piermont Village & Tallman Mt, NY on Sunday 8/9/2026

5-mile loop via village of Piermont, up new 225 steep stairs to Tallman Mt. Includes Long Path. FInish with stop at Piermont Farmers Market.
Difficulty/Pace: Moderate/Moderate
Hike Coordinator: Amy

AFW Hike: AT on Wednesday 8/5/2026

6-mile shuttle hike on the AT. Significant rock scrambles, views, waterfall, ice cream.
Difficulty/Pace: Moderate-Strenuous/Moderate
Hike Coordinator: Mickey

AFW Hike: Saphire Trail, Harriman State Park, NY on Wednesday 8/5/2026

4-6 miles out and back. Hills. Side trip to the AT for the view.
Difficulty/Pace: Moderate/Moderate
Hike Coordinator: Mickey

AFW Bike: Paulinskill Rail Trail, NJ on Sunday 8/2/2026

~20 miles to Paulinskill Park and Lake and back.
Difficulty/Pace: Easy/Leisurely
Event Coordinator: Nancy

AFW Hike: South Mt Reservation, West Orange, NJ on Saturday 8/1/2026

5 miles, ups & downs, some elevation gain.
Difficulty/Pace: Moderate/Moderate
Hike Coordinator: Sam

AFW Hike: Ramapo Valley County Reservation, NJ on Wednesday 7/29/2026

4-6 miles through the reservation.
Difficulty/Pace: Moderate/Moderate
Hike Coordinator: Mickey

AFW Adirondacks Hiking Weekend on Sat 7/25/2026 - Tues 7/28/2026

AFW is running its summer weekend of hiking in the beautiful Adirondack Mountains at the Rock and River in Keane, NY.
Difficulty/Pace: Moderate to Strenuous
Event Coordinator: Jackie
Event full. Please contact us to be added to the waitlist.
Full payment due: 7/1/26

AFW Hike: Buttermilk Falls, Rockland County, NY on Wednesday 7/22/2026

4.5 miles - shorter if hot. Hike covers 5 different State and County parks in one hike. Some hills, a couple of nice views.
Difficulty/Pace: Moderate/Moderate
Hike Coordinator: Amy

AFW Hike: TBD on Wednesday 7/15/2026

4-6 miles in search of the remaining blueberries. Expect hills and open ridges.
Difficulty/Pace: Moderate/Leisurely
Hike Coordinator: Mickey

AFW Bike: Columbia Trail, Chester, NJ on Sunday 7/12/2026

~21 miles. Bucolic flat trail ride to Califon Island Park for lunch and back.
Difficulty/Pace: Easy/Leisurely
Event Coordinator: Nancy

AFW Hike: Hook Mt & Nyack Beach Park, NY on Sunday 7/12/2026

4 miles shuttle hike. Hike from Nyack Beach up Hook Mountain along Ridge to Rockland Lake. Hudson River views.
Difficulty/Pace: Moderate/Moderate
Hike Coordinator: Amy

AFW City Path: BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham Hindu Temple Sat July 11, 2026

BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham- Hindu Temple – Hindu Art, Architecture and Culture. and Grounds
Difficulty/Pace: TBD (2-2.5 hrs of walking)
Event Coordinator: Kay & Mickey
Ticket Cost: $ 20 / 27 Member/ Non-member
Invoices will be sent to participants prior to the event.

AFW Hike: Flat Rock Brook Nature Center, NJ on Wednesday 7/8/2026

About 3-4 miles, 350' elevation gain, rocks and roots, beautiful stream.
Difficulty/Pace: Easy-Moderate/Leisurely
Hike Coordinator: Dagi

Saphire Trail on Sunday 7/5/2026

4-6 miles, hills, views.
Difficulty/Pace: Moderate/Moderate
Hike Coordinator: Mickey

AFW Hike: Bald Rock, Harriman State Park, NY on Friday 7/3/2026

CANCELLED DUE TO HEAT
Hike Coordinator: Jackie

AFW Hike: Harriman State Park, NY on Wednesday 7/1/2026

2 miles in, 2 miles out.
Difficulty/Pace: Easy-Moderate/Leisurely
Hike Coordinator: Dagi

AFW Volunteer: America's Grow-A-Row on Tuesday 6/30/2026 (https://americasgrowarow.org)

We will be picking produce where they need us.
Difficulty/Pace: Easy/Easy
Hike Coordinator: Dagi/Mickey

AFW Hike: Mt Minsi, PA, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area on Sunday 6/28/2026

6-mile loop. 1 big hill, Mt Laurel, views, ravine.
Difficulty/Pace: Moderate/Moderate
Hike Coordinator: Nancy

AFW Clean-up Hike: Ramapo Mt State Forest, Skyline Drive, Oakland, NJ on Saturday 6/27/2026

4 miles in/out, picking up trash on the way back.
Difficulty/Pace: Easy-Moderate/Moderate
Hike Coordinator: Jackie

AFW Hike: Duke Farms, Hillsborough, NJ on Wednesday 6/24/2026

Wander gardens. Possibly lunch at the cafe.
Difficulty/Pace: Easy/Leisurely
Hike Coordinator: Dagi

AFW Hike: Farny State Park, Rockaway Township, NJ on Saturday 6/20/2026

5+ mile loop. Mostly moderate with one longish scramble with a narrow ledge to excellent views. River along the ridge.
Difficulty/Pace: Moderate+/Moderate
Hike Coordinator: Amy

AFW Hike: Doris Duke Trail, NY on Wednesday 6/17/2026

4 miles. Rocky, stream crossings, ups and downs.
Difficulty/Pace: Moderate/Moderate
Hike Coordinator: Mickey

AFW Hike: TBD on Wednesday 6/17/2026

4-6 miles.
Difficulty/Pace: Moderate/Moderate
Hike Coordinator: Mickey

AFW Hike: Igelstein Rock, NJ on Sunday 6/14/2026

6.5 miles, multiple ups and downs.
Difficulty/Pace: Moderate/Moderate
Hike Coordinator: Jackie

AFW City Path: New York Botanical Garden on Saturday 6/13/2026 (rain date 6/14/2026)

Channel the spirit of the '60s at "Flower Power", a joyous celebration of the enduring symbolism of flowers as icons of peace and love.
Difficulty/Pace: Easy/Leisurely
Event Coordinator: Kay
Ticket Cost: $ 45 Member / $50 Non-member, PLUS parking fee of $22 per car
RSVP with payment by 5/16

AFW Hike: Harriman State Park, NY on Wednesday 6/10/2026

About 6 miles. Hope to see blooming Mt Laurel.
Difficulty/Pace: Moderate/Leisurely
Hike Coordinator: Dagi

AFW Hike: Terrace Pond, NJ on Sunday 6/7/2026

8-8.5 miles. This is the newer loop from Warwick Turnpike.
Difficulty/Pace: Moderate-Strenuous/Moderate
Hike Coordinator: Jackie

AFW Mountain Laurel Hike: Harriman State Park, NY on Wednesday 6/3/2026

4 - 6 miles depending on weather. Ups and downs.
Difficulty/Pace: Moderate/Moderate
Hike Coordinator: Mickey

AFW Hike: Jockey Hollow National Park, Morristown, NJ on Sunday 5/31/2026

5-mile loop, about 600 ft elevation gain.
Difficulty/Pace: Moderate/Moderate
Hike Coordinator: Samantha