ABOUT THE PARK:
DIRECTIONS:
GPS Coordinates 40.97085, -74.64047
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| There was only 1 parking spot when I arrived at 7 AM. It seems that although a sign says no overnight parking, some are parking their cars in that lot. The parking spot at the far end had a deceased deer :( in front of it and between my car and the van is handicapped parking. |
TRAIL MAP:  |
| This map is from the Everything Hopatcong Facebook page. I took the liberty of coloring in the trails to make them a bit more visible. |
HIKE DISTANCE: 2.7 miles
THE HIKE:
You know how Facebook throws things in your timeline that the algorithm *thinks* might interest you? I spend more time blocking those annoying pages that are of absolutely no interest to me. Until ...
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| Facing the road from the parking lot, turning left and walking a short distance to ... |
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| ... the start of the yellow Mountain Inlet Loop Trail. |
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| The Lake Hopatcong Trail joins in. |
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| The yellow trail leaves to the right; I'd be coming back to that later at the end of the hike. For now, to the left on the Lake Hopatcong Trail. |
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| The new blue Sanctuary Loop joins in. |
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| Left on the orange Scenic Overlook Loop. |
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| This would be the overlook but seems like only when the leaves are down. |
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| Back at that fork from earlier, left on yellow. |
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| This comes out on a dirt road with private property signs everywhere. It is pretty daunting because it looks like you are walking up somebody's driveway. |
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| It is a road that comes out on Lakeside Avenue. |
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| Turning around there are more signs along with the trail markers on the left. I think the signs are more for cars driving in because to the right ... |
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| ... a sign clearly states it is trail access. |
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| Right on Lakeside Avenue back to the parking lot. |
