![]() ![]() There are no really steep climbs, but there is significant elevation change. It is a loop of just over 6 miles and will take about 3 hours to complete. This hike will take you through land owned by Jefferson Township, Morris County’s Mahlon Dickerson Reservation and the State of New Jersey’s Rockaway River Wildlife Management Area. ( note-if you can get your hands on one of the older copies of the Morris County Park Commission map of Mahlon Dickerson, many of the woods roads and the Beaver Brook Trail are mapped on these versions) (downloading this map on Avenza would work-subject to the limits of phone apps for navigation) The Mahlon Dickerson Reservation map covers much of this hike as well, but also has limited (as in no) information on the woods roads. It is a little tough to use because of it’s scale. This map covers the area of the hike and has limited (but very useful) information on the many woods roads in the WMA. The best is the NYNJ Trails Conference’s Central North Jersey Highlands map. The area where this hike takes place crosses between two USGS quadrangle maps (Dover & Franklin). There are no real good maps that cover the entire route. I’ve been spending a lot of time walking this area lately for a trails planning project that I’m working on and it took a while to get a good handle on this huge swath of public land that is criss-crossed by a maze of old woods roads. This hike will do nothing to change that notion. They are usually pretty wild places without many, or even any, marked hiking trails. As I’ve said before in another post, hiking the state’s wildlife management areas isn’t for everyone. ![]()
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