Giant Stairs Hike Nj, Palisades Interstate Park Nj Bombay Hook Giant Stairs 3 27 11 Nj Hiking Connect

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Small downstairs toilet decor ideas. But it is also the most difficult hike in the park as it involves not only steep climbs and. The most thrilling and exhausting part of the 5 mile loop takes you down the wall of the palisades around and over. Moderate challenging rock scrambling rocky terrain700 elevation gain estimated hiking time.

State line lookout closter nj 07624. This is no hike for children and requires every ounce of adult caution but theres nothing else like it in the hudson valley so dont pass it up. The one hike that i was dying to do was the giant stairs hike.

A slightly longer variation from a lot accessible to public transport is in take a hike new york city. The trail featured today is closer to the latter. Although there are many steep sections of stairs throughout the park in order to navigate the.

Hudson palisades trails is best but the park site has detailed maps too. Anthony taranto alpine nj why we love it. While its not incredibly long coming in at just 43 miles the giant stairs hike at palisades interstate park is quite a challenging adventure.

N400 59337 w730 54442 nj turnpike north towards fort leegeorge washington. This hike explores the northern end of the new jersey section of the palisades interstate park. Following the white markers youll scramble almost a mile across the boulder field called the giant stairs about 14 mile south of the boulder field find the steep forest view trail bluewhite and take it up to its intersection with the long path.

From peanut leap cascade continue south on the shore trail white. New jersey is home to a wide range of fantastic hiking trails ranging from beginner friendly loops to expert level endeavors. I attributed my struggles that day to extremely high heat humidity and poor air quality.

3 hours at the north end of the parking area near the state line cafe you will find the long path blueaquagreen blazes. It is the most strenuous hike in the park and i have been wanting to do it for quite some time. It is perhaps the most rewarding loop hike in the park as it incorporates a number of scenic features and for nearly the entire distance you are far away from the noise of the parkway.

Long loop via peanut leap cascade giant stairs and closter dock is a 103 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near alpine new jersey that features a waterfall and is rated as moderate. On this day we did a variation of the hike listed on the nynj trail conference website. Hike of the week and hiking new jersey have similar routes with more detailed descriptions and map diagrams.

Hiking giant stairs photo. I believe the giant stairs was the trail conferences hike of the week last week so that may have added some traffic to the hike coupled with a really nice spring day.