ABOUT THE PARK:
Pyramid Mountain Natural Historical Area - Morris County Parks Commission
DIRECTIONS:
GPS Coordinates 40.953248, -74.407991
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| Kincaid Woods Parking Lot |
TRAIL MAP:
Jersey Highlands Trail Map 125 - NYNJ Trail Conference
At this time the 2016 edition is out of print with a 2021 edition pending. The 2016 map shows the trails I hiked in different colors and a trail has been eliminated. The Morris County Park map shows new blazing completed 3/18/2021.
Pyramid Mountain Historic Area Trail Map - Morris County Parks Commission
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| Y (yellow) is now K (pink/black). YK (yellow/black) is now K (pink) P (pink) is eliminated but still exists. W (white) is now O (orange). |
HIKE DISTANCE: 5.8 miles
THE HIKE:
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| The pink/black Kincaid Trail starts from the parking lot. |
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| We went right on pink which used to be yellow/black. |
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| Well this was a surprise! This is where the pink trail was on the 2016 map. This trail was not on my 2011 map so seems it only existed for 5 years. Nowhere did it say it was forbidden to go that way so we went. |
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| The trail still exists and is still very easy to follow. You can see where the pink blazes have been painted over along the way. |
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| The trail ends at a creek ... |
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| ... with private property clearly posted to the left. |
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| Heading back. |
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| Right now this is the only blow down on the trail but in time the whole trail will be obliterated. |
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| A remaining pink blaze. |
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| Back at that sign where we turned right ... |
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| ... to continue on pink. |
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| Pink ends ... |
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| ... at pink/black where we turned right. |
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| Old mines everywhere. |
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| An old yellow blaze. |
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| At times it appears the trail is going over the edge but it never does. |
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| The pink/black trail ends at orange (which used to be white). This was our turn around point. |
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| Balloon #9 of the year. |
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| Passing by pink and now retracing to the parking lot. |
I hiked there late Saturday and again on Sunday around 11AM so I just may have missed you guys. I really would have liked to meet Brodie. He seems to have recovered well from the dental work and that is great. The trails get quite a few hikers and dog walkers particularly the plain pink trail. I don't see much in the way of birds and animals. I am going to contact Morris County Parks Commission about why the one trail appears to be inactivated since the old maps show County property for the most part of that trail. I tried to preview my message and it disappeared so I had to rewrite. Oh well, it was good to see the photos of the hike.
ReplyDeleteProbably missed each other by minutes. I think I left about 10:50. Brodie is back to his normal self. Yes, it seems that most people do that pink loop. I saw several others there as I was finishing. I started at the crack of dawn and was the only one at that time. I didn't see anyone at all on the pink/black out to the end at the orange trail and back. Nearing the end of pink/black there was lots of chatter from people on the orange trail. That side gets crazy busy.
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