Sunfish Pond is a popular hiking spot in New Jersey. (Compass Points Media / flickr)
The National Park Service re-opened trails in the Sunfish Pond area of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, which means Appalachian Trail thru-hikers can move through unimpeded.
An Aug. 8 wildfire blamed on an illegal campsite blaze caused as many as 250 acres of forest to burn around Sunfish Pond, a popular glacial lake on top of Kittatinny Ridge in New Jersey. The fire closed the Appalachian Trail, a backpacker’s campsite and two side trails — Kaiser Trail and Coppermine Trail.
Appalachian Trail hikers call this area "Rocksylvania." (Compass Points Media / flickr)
Heading for a beautiful weekend here at Base Camp Compass Points Media, and we’ll celebrate with a new Friday Pics slideshow. This one takes viewers on an 8.6-mile loop to Pulpit Rock and The Pinnacle, a pair of wide open vistas on the Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania. Check it out on the new DAY HIKER, published earlier this week; download GPS route and waypoints, find directions to the trail head and more.
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This week’s episode offers tips for hiking with dogs and takes a look trail closures in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, N.J. Plus the hike of the week takes you to a leisurely but adventurous river walk in northern Virginia. It’s Backcountry Radio, and it’s on here at Compass Points Media and at iTunes. [...]
A forest fire has closed trails on the New Jersey side of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, including the Appalachian Trail. Find out more in this article.
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