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1 climb • 2.1 mi • 248 ft gain • 49 min
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"My dog and I were a mere quarter mile away from the summit, when there on the Castle Loop trail, a LARGE mamma bear and her three cubs were sitting in the middle of the trail. My first bear encounter in over 3 years of hiking North Jersey trails. Miraculously, my dog didn't sense their presence; they were about 150 feet away, and he had no idea why I started making noises with my mouth, and hiking pole against some rocks. I wanted to keep Petey clueless as I figured if the dog started barking at them, they would either skedaddle, or mamma would tree her babies, and then come charging at us. Well, the noises did nothing but cause mamma to sit and stare over at me. It appeared to be a stalemate. So, not wanting to create the worst-case scenario, we backtracked and went back to the car. Frustrating, but we had only hiked about a mile. " — michaelzandonella • Jul 18, 2025







