Hike #114
Peeps and I along the Bel Del south of Phillipsburg
Hike 114
11/5/3
For my next hike, I was planning on doing a spot of walking with Bode again, and we met
in Frenchtown. Peeps also signed on, but we amended our plan and decided to make a
loop south of Phillipsburg. We left Bode’s car in Rieglesville, and planned on hiking from
Phillipsburg to there, while Peeps and I would continue to Warren Glen, following old
railroads back to town from there, though even that would not work as planned.
In Union Square, Phillipsburg
Bel Del line south of Phillipsburg
Bode climbing concrete ruins south of Phillipsburg near a culvert
Old kilns nearing Carpentersville
Old kilns near Carpentersville
It was raining when we reached Union Square, Phillipsburg, and I gave Bode one of my
rain ponchos, which fit kind of tight.
As we made our way south of P Burg, we climbed around at an old underpass and around
on ladders as Tea Biscuit and I had done on our last visit. Since Peeps was with us,
climbing was certainly the secondary activity of this hike. He also climbed a tree stand and
a giant rock along the tracks.
Tree stand near Carpentersville
Kilns, Carpentersville
Big rock near Carpentersville
Big rock near Carpentersville
Big rock near Carpentersville
Big rock near Carpentersville
Near Carpentersville
Near Carpentersville
In Carpentersville, I believe Bode found a pin with a number on it. These nails places in
railroad ties, as he explained signified the year the tie was placed, and were sought after
among rail fans. As I recall, Bode was happy to have one.
In Carpentersville NJ, at the old station site
Near Carpentersville
Old concrete building in Rieglesville
Old concrete building in Rieglesville
As we neared Rieglesville, we found a large abandoned concrete building which we of
course had to go inside. It was very open and we could not ascertain exactly what it’s use
would have been. Bode left us near the Rieglesville Bridge and Peeps and I continued
along the road into Warren Glen, spotting abandoned houses of the road near the
Musconetcong River. We did’nt bother going in partially because it had begun pouring
down rain. We made a stop in an antique shop along the way and browsed a bit. I think
that must have been in Finesville or something.
Walking through Warren Glen area
Former LV railroad underpass near Warren Glen
Former CNJ crossing Warren Glen Road near Bloomsbury
When we reached Warren Glen, we made a stop in a little convenience store, soaking wet
and tired. I think we must have ate some junk food and probably had some chocolate milk.
I considered calling Tara Hardman who lived in Phillipsburg at the time, but was able to
get through to Cathy who said she’s be out to pick us up. We continued to walk from
Warren Glen uphill on the road toward Bloomsbury, passing under the former Lehigh
Valley Railroad, which might have been our return route, and the grade crossing (which
was formally a rickety wooden bridge) of the abandoned CNJ main line. Cathy picked us
up here and returned us to our cars.
Photography by Mike Helbing, Robert Bodenstein, and Ryan Short
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