This four-mile relatively easy lollipop-loop hike in Ramapo Mountain State Forest in Oakland, New Jersey goes around the shore of scenic Ramapo Lake, with many

Now that winter and cold weather have arrived, it’s a good time for a relatively short hike not too far from home. This two-mile hike

This 3.2-mile easy-to-moderate hike climbs to the top of Campgaw Mountain in the northwestern corner of Bergen County, with a sweeping view of Bergen County

This five-mile moderate-to-strenuous hike, in the southern section of Harriman State Park (in Rockland County, New York), parallels several cascading streams, climbs to a number

This easy 5.8-mile loop hike follows carriage roads around the lesser used western section of Rockefeller State Park Preserve in Westchester County, New York. These

This 3.7-mile moderate hike follows the Monument Trail as it loops around High Point State Park, in Sussex County, New Jersey, with panoramic views to

This 2.5-mile easy-to-moderate loop hike in Schooley’s Mountain County Park in Morris County, New Jersey, follows the cascading Electric Brook. It has several scenic waterfalls,

This three-mile moderate hike loops around the Cranberry Lake Preserve just north of White Plains in Westchester County, New York. It passes several scenic ponds

This 4.2-mile moderate-to-strenuous lollipop-loop hike climbs to the summit of Storm King Mountain in Orange County, New York, with panoramic views both north and south

This 7.5-mile lollipop-loop hike through Ken Lockwood Gorge in Hunterdon County follows an abandoned railroad right-of-way that has been converted into a rail trail and

This issue of The Jewish Link marks the fifth anniversary of the publication of my first hike in the Link on August 23, 2019. To

This 3.2-mile loop hike in the Ramapo Valley County Reservation in Mahwah, Bergen County, New Jersey is a good choice for an enjoyable hike not