Passaic Co,
New Jersey
Hiking Trails:
Blue Trail: Blue blaze
Purple Trail: Purple blaze
Total Time: 0:30 hour
Estimated Distance: 0.7 Miles
Pros: Nice short hike
Cons: Built up area nearby
Hiking Partner:
Joseph Friedman
I had been to this area a year ago in the spring. I had meant to do a longer hike in the area, but had something come up and had to make the hike much shorter, which in the end was a very scenic but very short hike. We parked in the main parking area, and took the Blue Trail to the Purple Trail, which meets up with it after descending into a ravine. We took the short Purple Trail south past the Koplen Pond to its terminus at High Crest Drive, at the High Crest Pond Dock. This is a suburban street bordering the preserve and is very scenic. From there we took the unmarked connecting trail on the outside of the preserve border fence to the parking area.
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| Map of the Route |
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| Warning About Bears at the Gate to the Preserve to Keep the Bears Out |
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| Koplen Pond from the Purple Trail |
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| Another View of the Small Pond |
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| Me at Koplen Pond |
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| Me Posing for the Picture |
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| Rocky Promenade at Koplen Pond |
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| Interesting Bridge Skirting a Log at the Outlet of the Pond |
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| High Crest Lake |
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| Another View of High Crest Lake |
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| Koplen Pond Again |
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