ABOUT THE PARK:
The Beaver Brook Trail - Morris Trails Partnership (scroll down to bottom of page 1)
DIRECTIONS:
GPS Coordinates 40.955402, -74.570797
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TRAIL MAP:
Jersey Highlands Trails Map #126 - NY/NJ Trail Conference
HIKE DISTANCE:
Entire Beaver Brook Trail with some side trails - 9.25 miles
To Lost Lake and back - 6 to 6.5 miles depending on how far you go around the lake
THE HIKE:
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| The sun rising over Green Pond Mountain to the east. |
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| The moon was still visible. |
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| Beaver Brook Trail |
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| Valley View Vista |
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| Creek crossing in power cut. |
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| Lost Lake |
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| A tufted titmouse at Lost Lake |
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| A wood duck in Lost Lake |
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| Beaver lodges in Lost Lake. |
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| Leave the yellow trail to the left on an unmarked trail where the turn blaze is painted over. |
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| The unmarked trail is very well defined and painted over blazes can still be followed. |
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| View to the south on return route. |
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| Turkey Vulture |
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| Eastern Bluebird |
HIKE SUMMARY:
[ 0.00] With your back to Berkshire Valley Road, turn left to the start of the white-blazed Beaver Brook Trail
[ 0.55] View south
[ 1.25] Rock hop over creek
[ 1.35] Rock hop over creek
[ 1.50] Valley View Lookout at cairn on rock slab
[ 1.90] Rock hop over a very small creek
[ 2.30] Cross woods road
[ 2.45] Cross over old rock wall
[ 2.50] Cross woods road then pass a large hunter's stand in tree
[ 2.60] Rock hop over creek
[ 2.70] Cross woods road
[ 2.75] Cross power cut and rock hop creek in power cut
[ 2.95] Arrive at Lost Lake
[ 3.30] Turn right on unmarked woods road
[ 3.40] Rock hop over creek
[ 3.60] Rock hop through swamp over woods road
[ 3.80] Keep straight when the white-blazed Beaver Brook Trail crosses over at cairns
[ 3.95] At intersection entering Mahlon Dickerson Reservation turn right on yellow
[ 4.10] Cross white-blazed Beaver Brook Trail at kiosk staying on yellow
[ 4.40] Turn left on unmarked trail (blazes grayed out)
[ 4.60] At the intersection with the teal Highlands Trail, turn left on the beginning of the white-blazed Beaver Brook Trail
[ 5.00] Cross over yellow trail at the kiosk
[ 5.40] Cross woods road at cairns
[ 5.85] Cross over woods road with Lost Lake straight ahead
[ 6.45] Rock hop creek in power cut
[ 6.50] Cross woods road
[ 6.60] Rock hop over creek
[ 6.70] Pass hunter's blind in tree then cross woods road
[ 6.75] Cross over old rock wall
[ 6.90] Cross woods road
[ 7.70] Valley View Lookout at cairn on rock slab
[ 7.90] Rock hop over creek
[ 8.00] Rock hop over creek
[ 8.70] View south
[ 9.25] Back at parking lot
At the start of the Beaver Brook Trail at Berkshire Valley Rd./Taylor Rd., map 126 shows an archery range between Taylor Rd. and the trail head, about 1/5 km from the trail head. Do you know anything about it?
ReplyDeleteNo, sorry, it's not something I would have paid attention to.
DeleteYes, we use the Archery range occasionally.
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