Hike #248 11/5/6
11/5/6 Highlands Trail; Norvin Green State Forest-Clinton Resevoir area with Fred Hafale, Joe Tag, Sue Bickford-Martin, "Amish Paul" Hassler, and Martin Egan.
The group having lunch at Echo Lake
This is another one I lost the journal entry to in the fire...if anyone has a copy let me know or e mail it to me!
Otter Hole Falls
Highlands Trail at Otter Hole
Highlands Trail in Norvin Green
View from Buck Mountain
View from Buck Mountain
View from Buck Mountain
View from Buck Mountain
Highlands Trail, Buck Mountain
View from Buck Mountain
View from Buck Mountain
Highlands Trail, Buck Mountain
Highlands Trail, Buck Mountain
View from Buck Mountain
View from Buck Mountain
View from Buck Mountain
View from Buck Mountain
View from Buck Mountain
Highland Trail on Buck Mountain
The Gordon Lakes along Highlands Trail`
Gordon Lakes on Highlands Trail
At Gordon Lakes on the Highlands Trail
Gordon Lakes on Highlands Trail
Gordon Lakes on HT
Indian Spring Lake on Highlands Trail
Former hotel site on Highalnds Trail
Ruins on Highlands Trail, Newark Pequannock Watershed
Along HT in NP Watershed
HT in N/P Watershed
HT in N/P Watershed
Gate along HT in N/P Watershed
Wall in N/P Watershed
Possible old hotel entrance on Highlands Trail, Newark Pequannock Watershed
Echo Lake along Highlands Trail
Along the HT at Echo Lake
Echo Lake
Amish Paul with some graffiti at Echo Lake
Echo Lake spillway
Echo Lake spillway
HT section on the road at Echo Lake
Echo Lake
Echo Lake
Echo Lake
Echo Lake
Echo Lake
Echo Lake lunch break
Echo Lake
Echo Lake
Echo Lake; Joe and Amish paul went ahead
Echo Lake course
Course at Echo lake
Echo Lake along the Highlands Trail
Highlands Trail on Canouse Mountain
HT on Canouse Mountain
Pond along the HT in Newark pequannock watershed
Power line across the HT
Highlands Trail in the area of Kanouse Mountain
Highlands Trail heading up Bearford Ridge
Highlands Trail heading up Bearford Ridge
Highlands Trail heading up Bearford Ridge
Highlands Trail heading up Bearford Ridge
The Highlands Trail on Bearfort Ridge, NPW
Highlands Trail heading up Bearford Ridge
Highlands Trail heading up Bearford Ridge
Highlands Trail heading up Bearford Ridge
HT view from Bearfort Ridge
Bearfort Tower
Bearfort Tower
On Bearfort Ridge along HT
Bearfort Ridge
Bearfort Ridge
Bearfort Ridge
Clinton Reservoir from Bearfort Tower
View from Bearfort Tower
View from Bearfort Tower
View from Bearfort Tower
View from Bearfort Tower
Bearfort Tower
View from Bearfort Tower
Bearfort Tower
Bearfort Tower
Bearfort Tower
View from Bearfort Tower
Bearfort Tower
Clinton Reservoir
Clinton Reservoir
Along Clinton Reservoir
Along Clinton Road
For this one we were planning on hiking from Otter Hole to Rt 23 on the Highlands Trail but the mileage was a bit longer than I'd anticipated so we cut it short because Sue and Fred had worked out their own car shuttle at Clinton Road.
Starting from Otter Hole, a nice waterfall, we headed north on the main trail from the road to the Highlands Trail, turned left, and immediately began the ascent of Buck Mountain which had some nice views. NY City was even in sight. We continued around the rocks along the trail through mixed hardwoods and began a gradual descent to the Gordon Lakes, a nice little lakefront community. The Gordon Lakes themselves were sort of attached with large separate bodies. The trail took us along back roads to the end of a dead end, then entered Newark Pequannock Watershed property near Indian Trail Lake I think it was called, which was very pretty.
We continued along, and the biggest thing I can remember along the route were the stone walls and gateway to what I believe was a hotel or resort area, but nothing is left of it. We continued from here to Echo Lake, a long large lake which the trail goes more than half way around.
We stopped for a lunch break near the dam at the south side. Joe I believe went ahead with Amish Paul, not wanting to stop. When the rest of us got back on the trail we found something of an obstacle course for students, which despite signage saying not to, we had to play on.
We continued on, and I remember following a brief old road, and then the ascent up Bearfort Ridge was tough. When we got to the top we all took a break at the fire tower. I know Martin and I went up but not sure if anyone else did...
We continued on the Highlands Trail out to Clinton Road where Sue's car was. She took just about everybody I guess, and Martin and I walked Clinton Road south while the others would return to pick us up, so we were the only two who actually did about 15 miles. It was nice for it. We probably could have made it to Rt 23 but everyone was content to stop at this point.
In Bearfort Tower
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