Mount Olive Township Trails

On October 31, 2009 at the Fall Fest at Turkey Brook, there will be a ribbon cutting ceremony, opening the Mount Olive trail, at 2pm.
This Girl Scout Gold Award (equivalent to the Boy Scout Eagle Award) project was coordinated by Kelly Maiello and Brittany Escobar of Mount Olive Girl Scout Troop 556. This project is the first step towards completing Phase 1 of Mt. Olive’s Trail Plan. The project entailed blazing, clearing and marking a trail which begins at Mount Olive High School, crosses into Turkey Brook Park and ends at Gold Mine Road and is approximately 5 miles in length.
After the ribbon cutting ceremony, Brittany and Kelly of Troop 556 will lead a guided hike to Maier’s Pond and back to Turkey Brook Park. This hike is approximately 3 miles and will take about one hour. If considering going on this hike with us, please wear appropriate clothing. Please meet at the service road between the football and single baseball fields at 2:00pm.
Please visit our booth at the Fall Fest for more information about the trail, to pick up trail maps and Mt. Olive’s Trail Plan.

Volunteers who would like to help develop trails in Mt. Olive can contact
Kathy Murphy, Grant Coordinator at 973-691-0900 x 7272 or at kmurphy@mtolivetwp.org

TRAILS IN & AROUND MT. OLIVE

Allamuchy State Park -- hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding
14 miles of dry land marked trails; 3 mile water trail for canoes, kayaks & rowboats
http://www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/parks/allamuch.html#trails

Columbia Trail -- biking, hiking, crosscountry skiing, horseback riding
16-mile rail trail runs from the border of Mt. Olive & Washington Townships to High Bridge
http://www.morrisparks.net/aspparks/columbiamain.asp
http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/depts/parks/guides/ColumbiaTrail.htm

Black River Trail - part rail trail - biking, hiking, crosscountry skiing
http://www.morrisparks.net/maps/zoomify/ZBlackRiverTrails.asp

Sussex Branch Trail - rail trail - biking, hiking, crosscountry skiing
Trail runs from ITC to
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/kittval.html#sussex

Paulinskill Valley Trail - rail trail - biking, hiking, crosscountry skiing
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/kittval.html#paulin

Patriots' Path - hiking, biking
Connects parks throughout Morris County
http://www.morrisparks.net/aspparks/patpathmain.asp

Highlands Trail - hiking only
Connects parks & wildlife areas throughout the Highlands region and into New York
http://www.highlands-trail.org/

 

New Jersey Trails Association www.njtrails.org
New York-New Jersey Trail Conference www.nynjtc.org
Appalachian Trail - 75 miles in northwestern NJ
http://www.appalachiantrail.org/site/c.mqLTIYOwGlF/b.4805859/k.BFA3/Home.htm
http://www.nps.gov/appa/index.htm