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Erik Fecher
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  • Long Valley, NJ
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Schooley's Mountain Park

Started Jul 6, 2013 0 Replies

Since I frequent Schooley's Mtn, living in town, I have noticed a few things that have changed in the past couple years that the maps don't show.-The Green "Boulder Gorge" trail used to head down a…Continue

Tags: Path, Patriots, highlands, Columbia, Schooley's

Any good hikes in the Morris/Hunterdon area that wouldn't be hindered by hunting?

Started this discussion. Last reply by njHiking.com Jan 4, 2013. 2 Replies

Are there any good parks to hike in around this time of year where you don't have to watch out too much for the hunting programs? I usually wear orange during the late fall/winter anyway, but with…Continue

Trail Conditions in western Morris / Warren / Hunterdon area?

Started this discussion. Last reply by njHiking.com Nov 19, 2012. 3 Replies

I'm aware of the state DEP listing of "closed" parks, but it doesn't seem they update it very often, or there's just that much damage that you should pretty much assume waiting until practically the…Continue

Tags: trail, closures, closings, park, Sandy

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Schooley's Mountain Park

Since I frequent Schooley's Mtn, living in town, I have noticed a few things that have changed in the past couple years that the maps don't show.-The Green "Boulder Gorge" trail used to head down a steep drop, cross a gravel driveway (which leads to a house) and over Electric Brook and back up into the park along the far bank of the stream. Now (since at least the time of Irene I would guess since that's when I noticed) it has been terminated at the gravel driveway and there is a sign saying…See More
Jul 6, 2013
njHiking.com replied to Erik Fecher's discussion Any good hikes in the Morris/Hunterdon area that wouldn't be hindered by hunting?
"Hi Erik - Morris County has the same rule as Hunterdon, that county parks are no-hunting on Sundays. We generally just always wear orange in season, and while we try to avoid hunting parks it just becomes really difficult to plan hikes around that…"
Jan 4, 2013
Brom Vermeulen replied to Erik Fecher's discussion Any good hikes in the Morris/Hunterdon area that wouldn't be hindered by hunting?
"Hi Erik, As an occasional hunter as well as a hiker, maybe I can help. Right now, in Hunterdon and South Morris, two seasons are in progress: Permit Shotgun, which runs til Feb. 7, and Winter Bow, which ends Feb. 16. At that time all deer hunting…"
Jan 4, 2013
Erik Fecher posted a discussion

Any good hikes in the Morris/Hunterdon area that wouldn't be hindered by hunting?

Are there any good parks to hike in around this time of year where you don't have to watch out too much for the hunting programs? I usually wear orange during the late fall/winter anyway, but with the hunting programs going on, and their somewhat confusing dates and times, it's hard to know if it'll be safe to roam the parks even in bright colors. It's not usually the shotgun hunters I'm worried about, you hear them when even from a distance when they shoot something and just keep away from…See More
Jan 3, 2013
njHiking.com replied to Erik Fecher's discussion Trail Conditions in western Morris / Warren / Hunterdon area?
"Not sure if a ranger would give you grief about walking around when it was closed or not. If it's posted maybe, but if not then how would you know. Most people don't look online first, or even know they're closed. Within the last hour…"
Nov 19, 2012
Erik Fecher replied to Erik Fecher's discussion Trail Conditions in western Morris / Warren / Hunterdon area?
"This helps. Like I said I drove past Allamuchy North at the parking entrance to the Sussex Branch and saw a couple cars in there, no signs though warning of closures. Just didn't want to go in myself and find out sometime later a ranger was…"
Nov 19, 2012
njHiking.com replied to Erik Fecher's discussion Trail Conditions in western Morris / Warren / Hunterdon area?
"Hi Erik - They're closed until they can assess the many miles of trails as well as remove the downed trees etc. - it's a safety issue as well as it's probably easier to do trail cleanup without hikers around. They are making huge…"
Nov 19, 2012
Erik Fecher posted a discussion

Trail Conditions in western Morris / Warren / Hunterdon area?

I'm aware of the state DEP listing of "closed" parks, but it doesn't seem they update it very often, or there's just that much damage that you should pretty much assume waiting until practically the spring to see trails open officially again. Anyone been to places like Musconetcong Gorge, Jenny Jump, Allamuchy or other local medium sized parks? Only reason I'm interested so much right now is that I'm doing  web site project for school and could use one more of these sites for content (visiting,…See More
Nov 18, 2012
Bob Workman commented on Erik Fecher's blog post Some updates from Allamuchy Mountain - North (new Pink blaze trail?)
"Just so you know that is not a officially marked trail. As you suspect, it was marked by someone and looks somewhat official. The NJDEP has not taken ove the property to the west of the Park, its still owned by the Church. Sounds like youhad a great…"
Sep 19, 2012
njHiking.com commented on Erik Fecher's blog post Some updates from Allamuchy Mountain - North (new Pink blaze trail?)
"I just got a chance to look thru our GPS stuff for this to see if I had anything marked for this, we don't, and I haven't read anything about a new trail so I am not sure if the PINK is the beginning of an actual trail creation, or just…"
Sep 10, 2012
Erik Fecher posted a blog post

Some updates from Allamuchy Mountain - North (new Pink blaze trail?)

Was just up for a nice end of week hike in Allamuchy Mountain in the Byram area. Finally decided to take the "Ice Cream Trail" since from what I'm hearing as long as you don't venture to the left of the trail, you're still in the park and not on the Scouts reservation and you're good. Plus it's the best way to get to the summit. Well, I got to the summit but wasn't quite able to locate the survey marker, plus a nice size Black Racer wouldn't let me lol - careful, they shake their tails against…See More
Sep 7, 2012
Erik Fecher replied to Joe Mezick's discussion Riverwalk Trail, Point Mountain Section, Musconetcong Gorge
"Unfortunately, it seems there haven't been many takers to that side of the riverwalk so it's just been "abandoned" I've been to the park a few times this summer as I only live 5 mins away up the hill and have attempted that…"
Sep 6, 2012
Erik Fecher commented on njHiking.com's blog post Columbia Trail – Ken Lockwood Gorge - 8/12/12
"Ironically, I live in Long Valley and have only hiked Columbia in a couple parts, the one just a short piece to the Gillette trail after coming down from Schooley's Mtn @ Fairview,  and around between Frazier Steel and Schooley's Mtn…"
Sep 6, 2012
njHiking.com replied to Erik Fecher's discussion NJ.com: High Bridge ribbon cutting on new multi-use trail
"Hi Erik - Thanks for posting this; I've shared the link also on our FB and Twitter pages. It does seem like new trails are popping up in Jersey more frequently which is great. And I agree that weekly workouts are way more enjoyable outdoors…"
Aug 9, 2012
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Aug 8, 2012
njHiking.com left a comment for Erik Fecher
"Hi Erik - welcome to the site! --Dawn"
Jul 30, 2012

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Some updates from Allamuchy Mountain - North (new Pink blaze trail?)

Posted on September 7, 2012 at 6:18pm 2 Comments

Was just up for a nice end of week hike in Allamuchy Mountain in the Byram area. Finally decided to take the "Ice Cream Trail" since from what I'm hearing as long as you don't venture to the left of the trail, you're still in the park and not on the Scouts reservation and you're good. Plus it's the best way to get to the summit. Well, I got to the summit but wasn't quite able to locate the survey marker, plus a nice size Black Racer wouldn't let me lol - careful, they shake their tails…

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At 1:45pm on July 30, 2012, njHiking.com said…

Hi Erik - welcome to the site!

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