Buttermilk Falls, Crater Lake and Hemlock Pond Loop - 6/15/13

[njHiking.com]

We'd planned on redoing Buttermilk Falls last spring but just never got to it. The last time we hiked the loop was in the Fall of 2009 and the falls were just a bit of a trickle – so we wanted to try to time it in the spring when it runs more or – even better – after a heavy rainfall.

It poured buckets in Jersey for a few days... so off we went.

This route packs in a lot in it's moderate 7.5 miles: Buttermilk Falls (at 200', the highest in NJ), Crater Lake, Hemlock Pond plus a little jaunt on the famous Appalachian trail.

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