Delaware Water Gap

Hikes: the Gap and New Jersey National Recreation Area

National Park Service

New Jersey/Pennsylvania

4. Spur to the Appalachian Trail To Mt. Minsi from Kittatinny Point:

Pennsylvania (Mt. Minsi) This 1/4-mile blue-blazed trail begins across Route
Turn right out of the visitor center parking lot.
Follow signs to Interstate 80 west over the river
1. Appalachian Trail (AT) South to Mt. Minsi PA 611 from Resort Point parking area, and climbs (Toll) Stay to the right after the toll and take PA Exit
(white blaze) alongside a stream that once ran through the base- 310. Follow signs to Route 611 south, turn right at the
This trail can be started at Lake Lenape parking area off ment of Kittatinny Hotel. (Look in the parking light at the end of the ramp; turn left at the next light
in the village, and turn right 300 yards later at the
Mountain Road in the town of Delaware Water Gap. The area for the base of the hotel’s fountain.) At the
Deerhead Inn onto Mountain Road. Take the next
trail climbs 1-1/2 miles and 1,060 ft. to the top of Mt. Minsi, top of the trail, turn left for views of the Gap along left into the trailhead parking area.
with some good views into the Gap. the AT southbound, or turn right for the AT

2. Table Rock Spur

northbound and Lake Lenape.
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to Sunfish Pond (white blaze)
mile red-blazed connector that climbs southwest
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From Dunnfield parking area, Green-blazes do continue north 2 miles to Sunfish
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miles. Reaching Sunfish Pond fordings. A route via Holly Spring/ AT is recom-
Lake Trails 5 & 6 requires an additional 1-7/10 mended. (Total to AT /Holly Spring: about 2 miles,
Lettini P meet here miles & 300 ft. climb. (Total: 3-7/
b 1000 ft. climb Total Dunnfield to Sunfish Pond: 4
Overlook 10 miles, 1000 ft. climb)
(short spur miles, 1000 ft. climb. Climb is in 2 sections.)
off AT) 5. Blue-blazed (Blue-dot) Trail 10. Douglas Trail (blue blaze)
3 NJ This trail branches off the AT 1/2 From the parking area 1 mile north of the entrance
Mt. mile north of Dunnfield parking to Worthington Campground, the trail climbs 1-1/2
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PA Rt. 611 Overlooks Interstate 80 (Tammany Trail ) atop Tammany. AT at a point 1 mile south of Sunfish Pond. (Total
a. Resort Point Overlook east to NY
b. Point of Gap (Total 2-1/2 miles 1250 ft. climb.) to Sunfish Pond: 2-1/2 miles, 1000 ft. climb.)
c. Arrow Island 6. Red Dot (Tammany) Trail 11. Garvey Spring Trail (orange blaze)
This trail begins at the Dunn- From the parking area 1 mile north of the entrance
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south to Blue-blazed atop Tammany. (1-1/2 Sunfish Pond. Turn left (north) 1/2 mile on the AT
6/15/06 to Georgia Portland PA
miles, 1250 ft. climb.) for Raccoon Ridge.
 Delaware Water Gap
Hikes: the Gap and New Jersey National Recreation Area

National Park Service

New Jersey/Pennsylvania
Old Mine Road north to to Donkeys
Hikes near Millbrook NJ Peters Valley/
Dingmans Bridge
Corner &
Blue Mt.
Orchard Lakes Rd.
1. Appalachian Trail in New Jersey 2 miles
A good access point to this section of the white- a footbridge in a hemlock ravine to reach the 7 rai
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Route 602, 1 mile south of Millbrook Village. with the Kaiser Road Trail (Hike 2) n
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2. Kaiser (Road) Trail (blue blaze) Hamilton Van Campens Watergate
Ridge Trail Glen Recreation Site
No bicycles or motor vehicles. This old dirt
falls Cutoff Road (no cars)
roadway starts at a parking lot at milepost 6 on AT north to
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Old Mine Rd., and climbs 2 miles and 1,000 ft.
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Po ing area and follows Van Campens Brook north
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Old Mine Road 6. Millbrook-Watergate Trail

south to
Kittatinny Point 2 Camp Road
(to Blairstown)
This 1/2-mile level stroll follows an old road
south through Millbrook Village to Watergate
and Interstate 80
Recreation Site. Parking at Millbrook Village is
1 free. There is a parking fee at Watergate.
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ge 4. Rattlesnake Swamp (orange blaze) Upper Hamiton Ridge Road begins at Old
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( M AT south to and rejoins Old Mine Road 2 1/4 miles farther
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and Georgia AT southbound.) Follow the AT (Hike 1) or the south near Van Campens Glen.. The northern
road to the tower, then continue southbound 1 1/ mile is flat with some old paving; the southern
1-800-543-HAWK Your 24-hour toll-free 2 miles more on the AT. At a very bare scenic mile is dirt and drops 450 ft. southbound. At
1-800-543-4295 phone number
for reporting crimes outcrop, turn hard right off the AT and follow the north end, Orchard Trail runs eastward 4/
or emergencies in orange blazes 1/2 mile down the ridge. Just short 10 mile back to Old Mine Road, but this is a
Delaware Water Gap of the grounds of Mohican Center, turn north difficult trail to follow down the hill . Ask at
Hawk National Recreation
Area
(right), following the SE edge of the swamp back Millbrook for details. Upper Hamilton Trail
(trail can be very wet) to the tower access road. reaches Lower Hamilton Trail in a “T” inter-
6/15/06 (Total 4 miles and 200 ft. climb.) section