Image @sundaydoug@Kaleidopete looks like you have the southern-end of the park GPS well-mapped, even the unmarked trails. I just moved into a house on Shadyside road, I can actually see the Wayside trailhead from my driveway. I discovered the trails off of your red-labeled Wayside trail (Sandpit, Ridges, white Wayside) but I got turned around and confused a bit. Could you possibly screen shot your GPS trails in that area from a bit of a wider/zoomed out angle? I'm trying to see if those trails link up with Ferber circle area at all.
Thanks!
sweet jesus i almost take back all the terrible things i've said about the very poor trail maintenance support from the ranger's office. when did they pave / gravel that swampy mess at the bottom of old coal on the way towards the pipeline? it was easily the worst section in the park, and now it's perfectly rideable!
I don't think they did it for the hikers and bikers. I don't think Wawayanda did it either.
It was most likely the NJ Forestry guys keeping their trails good for themselves for when they need to get in there.
Either way, it's a plus for us!
I always get lost & confused back in therei got so twisted around i had no idea where it dumped me at the end. i felt so lost i had to whip out the phone and examine the satellite map. when i saw the sign for pines i felt just like charlton heston riding up to the statue of liberty on the beach. OOOOOH! now i know where i am!..
REALLY impressed with the rock work. someone spent a ridiculous amount of time building those rock ledges in the beginning.
incidentally, saw a massive timber rattlesnake on the climb up pines. this guy was massive. he was crossing the middle of the trail and i had to dismount once i spotted him maybe 6-7 feet away from him.
@huffster It will be out of there today (Friday). The Pipeline crews are working right now.@pixychick
Does that mean no parking in the circle at this point? I have to imagine a load of wood that size filled up a pretty good amount of the circle.