ABOUT THE PARK:
Kittatinny Valley State Park - NJ Department of Environmental Protection
DIRECTIONS:
GPS Coordinates 41.04207, -74.73859
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| Sussex Branch Trail parking on Newton Sparta Road |
TRAIL MAP:
Kittatinny Valley State Park - NJDEP
HIKE DISTANCE: 6.5 miles
THE HIKE:
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| Sussex Branch Trail |
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| Only one street crossing at Yates Avenue. |
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| Andover Slate Cut |
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| It was one of those nice crisp mornings with a clear shot of the moon. |
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| The Vernal Trail comes into view to the right of the Sussex Branch Trail in about 1.4 miles. |
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| The green-blazed Vernal Trail. |
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| The Vernal Trail running parallel to the Sussex Branch Trail on the right. |
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| Vernal pool through the trees, |
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| On the red-blazed Mt. Nebo Trail. I was just thinking to myself that I had not seen any red efts yet when within about 20 more steps ... |
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| ... one ... |
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| ... then another! And that was it for this hike. |
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| A few of the blazes are crossed out but it doesn't appear to mean anything as this is still the trail. |
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| After crossing the park service road with a communications tower to the right ... |
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| ... there are supposed to be views but not in the summer. |
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| The yellow-blazed Twin Lakes Trail descends to the lake then an unmarked trail to the right follow along the lake but ... |
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| ... it ends and you have to turn back but it's a pretty stretch of trail with lake views. |
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| Twin Lakes |
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| Back on the yellow trail. |
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| A left on the park service road leads to ... |
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| ... ruins. |
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| Back on yellow which according to the map crosses over the Sussex Branch Trail but ... |
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| ... it is actually blazed green on the other side. |
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| Back on the Sussex Branch Trail for a bit to... |
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| Blue-blazed trails on the right. |
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| Shawnee loves the ramps the mountain bikers build and she makes good use of them. |
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| Heading back on the Sussex Branch Trail. |
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| Back at the parking area. |
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