Post by hoosier on Mar 9, 2015 6:33:29 GMT -5
With a forecast of (relatively) warmer temperatures and clear skies in the morning for this past Saturday. I decided to take the drive over to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and do a short hike up Mount Tammany
Parked in the large trailhead parking area for the Appalachian trail, and Red Dot trails. After looking at the hard packed snow on the trails out of the parking lot. I decided to let the snowshoes in the car. And just go with microspikes instead. This was a wise decision. As the snow shoes would have been overkill. Unless one decided to continue out the Mount Tammany Fire Road to the Sunfish Pond area.
The Red Dot trail heads out of the right hand corner of the parking area and begins it's climb to the view point atop Mount Tammany. It begins with a moderate to steep climb till one arrives at the lower viewpoint looking at a side profile of Mount Minsi on the Pennsylvania side of the river
After the first viewpoint the grades moderate for a bit. Before once again steepening for the final climb to the view from the top.
Once at the viewpoint and the end of the Red Dot Trail. I continued on the Blue Dot trail, which I followed back to the green blazed Dunnfield Creek trail. And then back out to the parking lot by following the Dunnfield Creek trail and Appalachian trail south to the parking area.
Great short 3.5 mile hike with fantastic views for this day. Made all the better by the snow[/a]
