November 16 - Mount Tammany in Knowlton Township, NJ - Mount Tammany is the most iconic climb in New Jersey! Towering over 1,500 feet, Mount Tammany is the southernmost peak of the Kittatinny Mountains and forms the eastern side of the Delaware Water Gap. The 3.5 mile loop that we will follow climbs over 1,200 feet on the Red Dot Trail and then descends back down to the trailhead on the Blue trail. You'll be rewarded with epic views of the Delaware Water Gap throughout the climb followed by a gorgeous finish along the cascading waterfalls of Dunnfield Creek. The entire the loop is very technical and very steep with many rocks and roots. Out of the three locations, Mount Tammany is definitely the most technical, the steepest, and the most challenging. We recommend grippy trail shoes and poles could be helpful if you like using them. You'll want to do the loop counterclockwise as described (up Red Dot, down Blue). You can download the gpx file HERE.​

December 8 - Bear Mountain in Tomkins Cove, NY - Stairs, stairs, and more stairs! Did you know that there are 1,298 granite steps at Bear Mountain? Let's climb up and down all of them! We will be doing out and backs (O&B) on the Appalachian Trail which makes route-finding super simple. This O&B course has a total elevation gain of  over 1,200 ft and is a total of 3 miles roundtrip. The trail itself is not technical - there are just a gazllion stairs! We recommend trail shoes and poles could be helpful if you like using them. You can download the gpx file HERE.

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January 4 & February 23 - South Mountain Switchbacks in Millburn, NJ -  We use a 1.2 mi loop for this route. The first 1/2 mi climbs 300 ft up the yellow-blazed Lenape Trail. When you get to the top, you'll turn left on the pavement and follow that for about 0.20 mi to the flagpole and then descend 300 ft down the switchbacks to return to the picnic groves. We do not recommend leaving gear at the picnic grove as this is a high traffic area with hikers. You can easily access your car in-between loops if needed. The 1.2 mi loop has a total of 300 ft of elevation gain. With the exception of the 0.2 mi pavement stretch, the rest of the loop is technical with rocks and roots. We recommend grippy trail shoes and poles could be helpful if you like using them. You can do the loop in either direction! Download the gpx file HERE.