NjHiking.com's Blog – December 2012 Archive (4)

Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed was never really on our radar to do, but when the Watershed contacted us to put up their trail map onto njHiking.com we saw that there was a longer trail, the Watershed Trail, that linked the two smaller sections. Now we could likely get a solid 8+ miles in.

Most of…

A hike is a great way to kick off the New Year. There is nothing like fresh air and an invigorating hike on the first day of the year.

The New Jersey State Park Service is holding First Day Hikes across the state on January 1, 2013, in…

December 3rd and 60's and sunny. Well, I certainly couldn't be expected to stay inside all day even though it was a workday so I scampered off for a quick hike at Heylar Woods.

This is a tiny little plot of woods with a few trails that is tucked in by Rutgers Gardens in New Brunswick.

I hadn't been hiking here in awhile so this was the first…

December is always busy with holiday obligations that keep us out of the woods, and this past weekend we had things both days. When there's a brunch involved, we try to find a nearby park to a least get in a little hike afterwards (and to work off some of the big meal!)

This year the closest one to brunch was Scotland Run Park.

I'd found a map…