Hike #51; Upper Worthington State Forest

 Hike #51

On the edge of the former NYS&W Railroad trestle site, Karamac Trail

 

Hike 51

 

3/29/2

 

For the next hike, I decided to do the Upper Worthington section of the Delaware Water

Gap, because Cathy and Tea Biscuit had not done it yet. I left my car in the Water Gap

after we dropped Cathy’s off at Garvey Springs parking lot where she could cut out.

We began following the route of the long abandoned New York, Susquehanna, and

Western Railroad which Karamac Trail is now routed over.

Along Karamac Trail, former NYS&W Railroad, Delaware Water Gap

Continueing on, we passed the

site of the trestle over the Delaware, and then the Karamac Inn ruins to Farview parking

area. We then headed up Farview Trail to the A.T. Tea Biscuit and I ran towards Holly

Springs briefly, but then returned to ascending on the AT to the backpacker site where we

turned down Douglas Trail, continueing to Northwest/Rockcores Trail. We soon reached

Sunfish Drainage Trail. Cathy does’nt do the steep ascents well, so Tea Biscuit dashed up

to the top at high speed. When Cathy and I reached the top, Tea Biscuit was resting along

Sunfish Pond. We then headed along the AT to Garvey Springs Trail down to Rockcores

Trail out to the River Road. We continued on to Cathy’s Honda at the parking lot. Tea

Biscuit and I continued on alone. We also checked out Garvey Spring Falls which was

running pretty strong.

Along the Appalachian Trail in Worthington State Forest overlooking the Delaware Water Gap and Dunnfield Hollow

Along Douglas Trail

Along Garvey Springs Trail, Worthington State Forest

Laurel Falls along Garvey Springs Trail, Worthington State Forest.

We crossed the grassy yards of the pay camp sites in Worthington State Forest. We ended

up fighting through weeds in order to get to the campsite road along the Delaware. The

previous time we did this hike, Peeps and I stayed on the main road, though this time I

wanted to avoid walking the main road. We continued along the camp road to where it

ended with nice views of the Delaware. An unimproved trail led us along the river back to

Karamac and the Farview parking lot. We then walked the road back to my car. I had been

planning to walk the abandoned Bluff Road, but we instead opted to take the shorter,

easier route.