ABOUT THE PARK:
Cheesequake State Park - New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
DIRECTIONS:
GPS Coordinates 40.436661, -74.265326
HIKE DISTANCE: 5.9 miles
THE HIKE:
With snow everywhere and high temps in the 20's with a feel like temp of 8 degrees, headed a bit south for a shorter hike where it was 2 degrees warmer. Properly dressed the cold is not an issue but hiking in snow is definitely tiring on the legs.
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| Veering right on the yellow trail. |
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| Coming up on Hook's Creek Lake. |
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| Turning right at the bottom of the steps on the unmarked trail around Hook's Creek Lake. |
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| Passing through the Hook's Creak Lake day use area ... |
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| ... over to the crabbing bridge. |
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| Left on an unmarked trail ... |
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| ... that runs into the blue trail. |
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| Taking Perrine Road over to ... |
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| ... Perrine Pond. The observation blind came in handy for a snow-free break. |
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| Continuing on blue around Perrine Pond. |
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| The only icy stretch of trail encountered. |
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| Passing by the nature center. |
