Hike #366; Warbasse/Newton/Waterloo

 Hike #366 8/29/8

Old switch box along the Sussex Branch in Andover NJ

8/29/8 Warbasse-Newton-Waterloo Road/Sussex Branch vicinity with Cathy Fisher

The original journal to this one was lost to the fire as well. If I find it I'll put it up.

Sussex Branch near Warbasse Junction

Old building near Franklin Junction on the Sussex Branch

Sussex Branch south of Warbasse

Newton Meadows

Sussex Branch on the beautiful Newton Meadows

Newton Meadows

Sussex Branch in downtown Newton

Newton Green

Newton NJ

Newton Green

Newton NJ

Newton NJ

Sussex County Courthouse in Newton

Newton Green

Newton cemetery

Old industry along the former Sussex Railroad in Newton

Former Sussex Railroad on the south side of Newton

Former Sussex Railroad on the south side of Newton

Sussex Branch in Kittatinny Valley State Park

Wetlands along the Sussex Branch in Kittatinny Valley State Park

Wetlands along Sussex Branch in Kittatinny Valley State Park

Along the Sussex Branch, Andover

Along the Sussex Branch, Andover

Along the Sussex Branch in Andover

Along the Sussex Branch in Whitehall NJ

Cranberry lake from the Sussex Branch

We started this one around Warbasse on the Paulins Kill Valley Trail and headed the short distance east to the Sussex Branch Trail and headed south. It's one of my favorite sections as we walked down through the Newton Meadows, where the freezing cold spring headwaters of the Paulins Kill River are. Once we got into Newton we took a long side trip into the middle of Newton. We explored the Newton Green, and read all of the historical markers. Cathy stopped at a little place to get some chai tea and then we walkd along streets.

We found a nice little deli/eatery that had fantastic cheeseburgers and such right in town as well.

When we were ready we returned to the trail and headed south through Andover. We wandered through and I climbed on top of the old switch box, which I do most times I walk through. It's my fault the bottom board was broken from a time I climbed it in 2002 or something.

We headed south into Kittatinny Valley State Park, and then south through Allamuchy Mountain State Park to our end point on the corner of Waterloo Road and Continental Lane (formerly the railroad bed). This was another particularly good day for Cathy and I, the good times I try to hold onto.