Kincaid Woods



Kincaid Woods, Pyramid Mountain (1/30/2010)

I first became aware of these new hiking trails less than two weeks ago when we hiked to Tripod Rock in Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area. The back of their new map (available at the kiosk near the visitor's center) included a "Hiking Only Map Supplement" which covered an area labeled Kincade (sic) Woods. Then I found this enthusiastic article by Holly Stewart on the NorthJersey.com website. So today we gave it a go.

We did the entire Kincaid Woods loop and in addition did an out-and-back continuing along the yellow trail to the powerline cut before turning back. It's a beautiful little hike (even shorter if you just do the loop) with deep mining pits, some partial seasonal views and smatterings of lovely red cedars along the way. Total distance was 2.7 miles in about an hour and 45 minutes.

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Parking lot on Kincaid Road

At the trail head

View south


Barrier wall

Very old pail

Snowy Kincaid Woods trail

 

Deep mine pits

Rocky climb

Mine pits from above

New woodpecker work
 



Red cedars

Exploratory mine pit with tailings

 





Trail goes through boulders
 




Fish-like glacial erratic

Partial seasonal views
 


Shagbark Hickory


Boundary walls

Beech still has color
 


Another boundary wall



 





In the ...
 


... powerline cut

Lamb's Ears


 



View of bowl below


Moss
 



Mansion on the hill

Frozen lake in distance?

On the Black Dot trail
 


Old growth


Only ...

... in ...
 


... New ...

... Jersey!

Beautiful snowy trail

 



House on Powerville Road

Back to the trail head

Dilapidated barn across the road
 

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