Hiking Adventures in New Jersey and Beyond
Summer is a great time to go hiking in New Jersey - but how do you find the best places to go? You may have some favorite hiking spots nearby, but even in a state as small as New Jersey, you can find new places to explore. The article The Ultimate NJ Hiking Guide from the magazine NJ Monthly gives you 36 exciting hikes all over the state.
Want to find still more hiking spots? These books in our library collection may help:
Hiking New Jersey by Paul E. DeCoste selects some of the best hikes from all over the state, with detailed maps and directions. 50 Hikes in New Jersey by Bruce Scofield details fifty outstanding hikes in the state, rated by difficulty. Many are in the northern part of the state, but there are several in the south and center part of the state as well.
If you are feeling a little more adventurous, look for trails in nearby states. You may discover some good hiking places you never knew existed in New York, New England, and Pennsylvania. For example, Best Hikes near Philadelphia: A Guide to Hiking in Eastern Pennsylvania outlines dozens of hiking destinations in the Philadelphia area, most of which are easily accessible from central New Jersey. It includes maps and directions to each trail.
Once the spring mud season is over, New England can be a glorious place for hiking. 50 Best Hikes in New England by Marty Basch will help you find great spots. If you want to focus on the beautiful Berkshire Hills region in western Massachusetts, 50 Hikes in the Berkshire Hills is a good place to
start.
Some of the best hikes are those that lead to hidden waterfalls deep in the woods. There are entire books which contain nothing but waterfall hikes in some of our neighboring states, such as Hiking Waterfalls in Pennsylvania by the American Hiking Society and Hiking Waterfalls in New England: A Guide to the Region's Best Waterfall Hikes by Eli Burakian.
If you want to find traces of what previous generations have left behind in the wilderness, Hiking the Road to Ruins by David A. Steinberg highlights several unusual hikes in New York and New Jersey which lead to old ruins, graveyards, and abandoned mines.
Of course, you will also want to know what equipment to take with you and how to make the least The Green guide to Low-Impact Hiking and Camping by Laura Waterman teaches you how to enjoy your hikes without causing too much environmental damage. It identifies the most common ways hikers impact the environment, and how to minimize these impacts. The Ultimate Hiker's Gear Guide: Tools & Techniques to Hit the Trail by Andrew Skurka will tell you everything you need for longer hiking excursions.
environmental impact in your hiking adventures.
If you are ready for a longer-term hiking experience, you might like to try hiking the Appalachian Trail. This trail runs along the Appalachian range from New England, through the Mid-Atlantic states, and continues to the deep South. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy web site gives you basic hiking tips for the trail. If you want to go all the way through the Appalachian Trail, or just the part of it which runs through New Jersey and neighboring states, the Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers' Companion by Cynthia Taylor-Miller will give you a detailed mile-by-mile guide including camp sites, elevations, and places to stay and eat.
Want to find still more hiking spots? These books in our library collection may help:
If you are feeling a little more adventurous, look for trails in nearby states. You may discover some good hiking places you never knew existed in New York, New England, and Pennsylvania. For example, Best Hikes near Philadelphia: A Guide to Hiking in Eastern Pennsylvania outlines dozens of hiking destinations in the Philadelphia area, most of which are easily accessible from central New Jersey. It includes maps and directions to each trail.
Once the spring mud season is over, New England can be a glorious place for hiking. 50 Best Hikes in New England by Marty Basch will help you find great spots. If you want to focus on the beautiful Berkshire Hills region in western Massachusetts, 50 Hikes in the Berkshire Hills is a good place to start.
Some of the best hikes are those that lead to hidden waterfalls deep in the woods. There are entire books which contain nothing but waterfall hikes in some of our neighboring states, such as Hiking Waterfalls in Pennsylvania by the American Hiking Society and Hiking Waterfalls in New England: A Guide to the Region's Best Waterfall Hikes by Eli Burakian.
If you want to find traces of what previous generations have left behind in the wilderness, Hiking the Road to Ruins by David A. Steinberg highlights several unusual hikes in New York and New Jersey which lead to old ruins, graveyards, and abandoned mines.
Of course, you will also want to know what equipment to take with you and how to make the least The Green guide to Low-Impact Hiking and Camping by Laura Waterman teaches you how to enjoy your hikes without causing too much environmental damage. It identifies the most common ways hikers impact the environment, and how to minimize these impacts. The Ultimate Hiker's Gear Guide: Tools & Techniques to Hit the Trail by Andrew Skurka will tell you everything you need for longer hiking excursions.environmental impact in your hiking adventures.
If you are ready for a longer-term hiking experience, you might like to try hiking the Appalachian Trail. This trail runs along the Appalachian range from New England, through the Mid-Atlantic states, and continues to the deep South. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy web site gives you basic hiking tips for the trail. If you want to go all the way through the Appalachian Trail, or just the part of it which runs through New Jersey and neighboring states, the Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers' Companion by Cynthia Taylor-Miller will give you a detailed mile-by-mile guide including camp sites, elevations, and places to stay and eat.
- Michael K., West Windsor Branch
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