Trip/Event Location: Chester/Long Valley, NJUS
Trip Leader(s):
Max # People: 12
Trip Guiding / Event Fee: No, I will not be asking participants for money
Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate
Enjoy a spring day with a group of super nice guys by going on an easy hike through Hacklebarney State Park. We will take one of the trails for a couple hrs.
For Hacklebarney Park....Route 206 to Chester. At the intersection of Gas station, Wendys & the Turkey Farm Restaurant Follow Route 24/513 west for one mile (once pass the mill on your left/bar on your right), turn left on to State Park Road for two miles. Turn right onto Hacklebarney Road and travel 1/2 mile. The entrance is on the left.
To the Long Valley Brewery Pub...same directions as to park, however, pass up mill/bar, pass State Park Rd. Continue on Rte 513 for about 4 more miles (Note Route 513 is also known as East Mill Road) to the first traffic light. Take a left onto Route 517 South (Fairmount Road). Parking for the Brew Pub is the second driveway on the right.
We all met in the parking lot at the main entrance to Hacklebarney State Park. Picked up a map of trails, and one of our members who is a regular here led the way. We meandered up and down hills, across rivers and streams. We saw lots of spring poking up from the ground, even a few flowers. We also met lots of folks fishing in the swift running waters of the streams. The weather started off cool but quickly warmed up. After a couple hours of hiking and joining in on great conversation, we head back to the parking lot. From there we went to few miles up the road to a local brew pub for a wonderful light lunch, more great conversation and laughs. Afterwards, a few of us ended the day with a visit across the street at a local goat cheese farm. There we sampled cheeses, pet the animals, and made our purchases (wonderful cheeses!). It was a perfect day to spend with the guys, meet new GO members and try various new places. Thanks to the help of GO to bring it together.
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Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate to Strenuous
Outdoor Fitness Level: Easy to Moderate