"On mostly cloudy, cool (low 60’s) and breezy afternoon, I drove up to Sussex County with my pup to climb the two highest peaks in New Jersey. Yes, I had been to High Point a few times prior; having driven all the way up, but I had never officially climbed to the summit. So, I parked in a small lot on the northern end of Lake Marcia, and from there hiked what is known as the “Old Trail” up to the Monument. The short 0.4-mile trail is all incline and quite rocky. It took ten minutes to get to the summit. The park was near empty at 3 o’clock on this cloudy first day of autumn, but I did meet three Sobo thru-hikers who were resting in the monument area. I took a few pictures and videos of that stunning 360-degree view; too bad it was a cloudy day and then headed back down route 23 south to get to Crigger road then make the ascent up Sunrise Mountain. " — michaelzandonella • Sep 22, 2025

"Having just completed our High Point ascent, my pup and I headed down route 23 South to rt.519 to Nielson Road to Crigger Road in Wantage. I drove up to the Dead End of Crigger Road where a woods road leads up to the Appalachian Trail. The woods road was a wide, rocky incline of just over a quarter mile, slightly steep in the beginning, but not too bad. We made a left at the T-intersection with the Appalachian Trail. That segment of the trail, a gradual incline of three quarters of a mile, was a combination of smooth compressed dirt and rocky sections. We were at the summit in about half an hour. Again, the overcast skies put a damper on what would have been a magnificent view from the summit and the large pavilion there. A few pictures and videos were taken; we had a snack and some water before backtracking to the car. After a few hundred feet, we came upon a nice rock ledge just off the trail to the east that offered a beautiful view. We continued on, and after about ten minutes, as luck would have it, the sun started breaking through the clouds. I contemplated going back up for some better pictures, but my already sore old legs dissuaded me from doing so. " — michaelzandonella • Sep 22, 2025

"I set out to prove (to myself) that the highpoints of New Jersey and Delaware can be reached without a car. I took the Main/Bergen County Line on NJ Transit up to Port Jervis, NY, checked into the Erie Hotel, dropped off a few things, and hit the road just before 12:30pm. A thunderstorm passed by to the north of Port Jervis which resulted in some rain but also, more significantly, a ton of humidity. The first mile and half was an easy trek through town and over the Neversink River on sidewalks, but the sidewalks disappeared just before the intersection of E Main St and Clove Rd, leaving me to sprint to a traffic island and then sprint over a guardrail to reach some grass to the east of Clove Rd. The next tricky traffic-dodging move involved sprinting across the ramps onto/off Interstate 84. I made a left onto the Greenville Turnpike and had a reprieve from the constant traffic. Although this road doesn't have sidewalks or much space to avoid cars, it is primarily residential and the few cars that did pass had no problem avoiding me. However, this is where the elevation begins. The 1.8 miles on the Greenville Turnpike rises about 600 feet and becomes gradually steeper until the turn..." — JCalautti • Aug 4, 2024

"Beth and I ran 12 miles in the morning then we were off to High Point, NJ to claim another state HP. We were supposed to bag Marcy this weekend but HS soccer got in the way. Jersey was the next best option. It was a 3 hours drive up to High Point State Park (with a lunch stop in Scranton, PA) - then we stretched our legs for a quick 3 mile hike around Monument Trail Loop to the High Point monument." — wiweasel • Sep 3, 2023

"Completed Acropolis trail on the south side of 206 and returned to the Culver’s Gap parking lot just as the sunset. Driving up Sunrise Mountain Road, I stopped at the Tower Trail, put on a headlamp and hiked as fast as I could to the top. Anything to spend more time in the woods! The twilight view did not disappoint!" — bruno-osb • Nov 17, 2022