Apologies for no posts then a million posts, getting caught up on trail reviews today...
My dad passed just before Thanksgiving, so I took a day at the end of the month to take the oldest kid hiking. We opted for the Port Republic Trails. We'd done the Mill Pond Loop in the Spring, so we decided on the trails off of Indian Cabin Road this time around.
Managed a 4 1/4 mile hike without covering everything. Beautiful lake views, some really nice cedar swamps, and lots of classic pine barrens scenery. Only draw backs are highway noise from the Garden State Parkway and having to be careful during hunting season (we went on a weekday, no hunters... or anyone else... out).
Poor parking job:
Trail review and more pictures:
https://southjerseytrails.org/2017/12/31/port-republic-trail-system-west-side-port-republic-nj/
My dad passed just before Thanksgiving, so I took a day at the end of the month to take the oldest kid hiking. We opted for the Port Republic Trails. We'd done the Mill Pond Loop in the Spring, so we decided on the trails off of Indian Cabin Road this time around.
Managed a 4 1/4 mile hike without covering everything. Beautiful lake views, some really nice cedar swamps, and lots of classic pine barrens scenery. Only draw backs are highway noise from the Garden State Parkway and having to be careful during hunting season (we went on a weekday, no hunters... or anyone else... out).
Poor parking job:
Trail review and more pictures:
https://southjerseytrails.org/2017/12/31/port-republic-trail-system-west-side-port-republic-nj/
