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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation AreaOverlooking the Water Gap from the Red Dot Trail on Mt. Tammany NJ
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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Hiking Mt. Tammany NJ
 
 

Most hikers want to climb Mt. Tammany in New Jersey (above), but the best view of Mt. Tammany is from the top of the other gatepost of the Gap, Mt. Minsi in Pennsylvania.

From Dunnfield Creek parking area (Worthington State Forest) to the top of Mt. Tammany via the Red Dot Trail is a steep and rocky 1.5 mile climb.

From Dunnfield Creek parking area (Worthington State Forest) to the top of Mt. Tammany via the Blue Blazed Trail is a more gradual 2.5 mile climb, most of it on wide trails and old roadbeds.

The Red Dot and the Blue Blazed (or Blue Dot) trails join at the top of Mt. Tammany to form a 4-mile loop.

Also atop Mt. Tammany is the Mt Tammany Fire Road, which runs along the ridge to meet the Turquoise Trail to Sunfish Pond. This is one way to hike both Mt. Tammany and Sunfish Pond without backtracking.

For brief descriptions of all these trails, see the park's bulletin on Hiking the Gap at right (pdf file).

a mountain outcrop shaped like a human profile looking to the right
Park Bulletin:
Hike the Gap/New Jersey/Tammany
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A sketch of two mountains and river between them
Park Bulletin:
How the Gap Formed (a basic explanation)
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Grayish outcrop of quartzite rock
Park Bulletin:
Advanced 18-stop Geology Tour of Mt. Tammany NJ
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Triangular marker for the AT
Park Bulletin:
Hiking & Backpacking on the Appalachian Trail
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A wooden AT sign attached to a tree along the trail  

Did You Know?
... that on its way through Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, the Appalachian Trail goes right through the village of Delaware Water Gap PA, which has a bus station. For 10,000,000 city dwellers, pristine ridgetop ponds and scenic mountaintop views are only a bus-and-backpack trip away.
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Last Updated: June 27, 2008 at 17:04 EST