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Hi Folks, We're planning an outing to Bass River toward the end of June. I was pondering the map and we are going to probably rent a canoe for an hour or so, and then walk a loop either north of Stage Road, or south. North is the yellow trail on the map with a short blue around Lake Absegami...

Does anyone have experience with hiking in Greenwood Forest WMA? I have seen reference to it on the 'net and I drive past it when going to other locations. It looks interesting. I've seen the topo maps from NJF&W for the location, but I haven't seen trail maps available anywhere. If I have a...

Hi Folks, We're planning an outing in late May, and after making the arrangement, I may have neglected to consider one factor-do people usually start seeing (feeling) the biting flies by then?

Hope it's a good one. Spring is on the way!

As per my conversation on another thread with ecampbell, I have decided to write a review for the Mount Misery Trail in Brendan Byrne (Lebanon) State Forest. We walked the entire stretch of the MM trail from Pakim Pond and back. Entering the MM trail behind Pakim Pond takes you through the...

Hi Folks, I am planning on exploring a few places in the pines that I've not yet been to, and was going to bring a few folks with me. I was planning on checking out the Mt. Misery trail. Would anyone be kind enough to give some background on the trail as far as whether it's excessively...

Last year's was great! I'll be there for this one too. http://www.state.nj.us/pinelands/about/events/

It's been a full year that I've been on this site and I wanted to say thanks to all of you here for making this such a great and informative place! I lurk a lot more than I post (keep my mouth shut and my eyes open if you will) and I appreciate all of the knowledge that is shared and the help...

Hi Folks, I wasn't sure where to find the parking area for the Batona trailhead at Ong's Hat. We were going to hike from Ong's Hat to Deep Hollow Pond. Does anyone have the coordinates for the trailhead at Ong's Hat, and could you let me know how large the lot is (if there is one)? Thanks for...

Mantua Creek affected: http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/index.ssf/2012/11/train_derailment_prompts_evacu.html#incart_maj-story-2

Does anyone have any information on the conditions of the trails at Brendan Byrne, specifically the Batona and Cranberry trails?

My wife and I decided on Turkey Swamp Park because of the proximity to home, and the mix of deciduous trees. My foot is injured and I've been itching to get out and hike, so I snapped some pics to share with you all here. Not sure what the max number of pics is that I can share, so I'll start...

Since 90's music came up in another thread, it got me thinking again. I had the intention of making a thread like this for a while, because some of this music still seems as good now as when I first heard it. I'll share more later when I have time:

Hi Folks, We're breaking out the camera this weekend and going on a short fall photography hike. I knew that the folks on here would be able to answer this one-we're looking for oak dominated photos for lots of contrast against the pitch pine, or gum/maple dominated swamps. We were looking at...

Howdy folks, We were planning a hike on this trail, but I was just wondering if anyone could let me know how the canopy is on the trail. Does it provide decent cover? Also, how are the biting flies in these parts? Thanks for any help that you can give. Chilehead

Hey folks, After a day of rompin around the pines, I came home and asked my wife to check me. I had a small bruise, almost like someone hit me with a wet towel, and in the middle, a tick that was partly to fully engorged. I've seen my share of ticks, but this one is very tiny. I reversed my...

Hey Folks, My wife and I have been talking about our continued excursions as the summer approaches, and it brought me to consider that we'd probably be facing a lot of sun exposure as we hiked. I was wondering if anyone could recommend trails in the Pinelands that were predominantly cedar...

Hi Folks, My wife has never hiked in the pine barrens before, and I am really excited to get her there. We were going to do the 8 mile loop in Wells Mills on Saturday 3/10, but I learned on here that there was a prescribed burn (thanks to GermanG our weekend was not a complete disaster!) I...

Howdy folks, My wife and I briefly visited Wells Mills Park yesterday and noticed a board at the trailhead that advertised the Forked River Mountain Preserve. I did some googling and checked this site and noticed a thread or two saying that the Forked River Mountain area was privately owned...

Hey folks, I recently read that trumpet pitchers were observed in the Pine Barrens. I only remember seeing purple pitcher plants there-has anyone come across them in the pines?