Lake Sonoma & Manaticut Point

Lake Sonoma & Manaticut Point, Norvin Green State Forest (5/9/2010)

This is the hike of the week for 5/6/2010 as described on the NYNJTC site. We hiked Lake Sonoma, Overlook Rock and Manaticut Point in the past, but on three separate occasions, and starting from three different points. But a couple of new trails in the park allow all three to be visited in this nice circuit hike. The weather was unseasonably chilly in New Jersey today, with highs in the low 50s. It was a perfect day for hiking.

*****WARNING*****
As described in the hike description, and as can be seen in several of the photos in this collection, this hike traverses very closely to a pond on PRIVATE property. It is the owner's wish to maintain privacy in this area. Therefore, the folks at the NYNJTC who blazed the trail that skirts the pond request that hikers remain on the trail when in this area.

Total distance covered today was 5 miles in about 3.5 hours.

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