Exploring New Jersey Section 2 on the Appalachian Trail
NJ-94 to NJ-284
We continue our series on How To Section Hike the Appalachian Trail through New Jersey with a close-up look at Section 2.
We hiked this on May 13, 2023. WOW! What an enjoyable section to hike! It's a relatively easy hike beginning with a pleasant stroll through the Pochuck Swamp and ending with some bird spotting in a wildlife refuge. Both of which are areas popular with tourists. In the middle of the section is Pochuck Mountain that will give you a bit of a challenge. It's not a particularly big mountain but does have a steep ascent/descent on either side and offers up Pochuck Shelter as a nice rest stop for lunch. It was on the mountain that we crossed paths with numerous AT Thru-Hikers that were so friendly and gave us a few minutes of their precious trail time to let us know their stories. They all had cool trail names with some of the standouts being "Moonpants", "Shin Splints" and "Dances with Ticks"! Many thanks to all you thru-hikers who stopped to chat with us.
Here we show you all the details from available parking throughout this section of the trail to all the points-of-interest to see along the way.
A final trail activity summary is included at the end showing the mileage splits, elevation gain and duration.
00:00 Introduction
00:25 NJ-284 Parking
00:56 NJ-94 Parking
01:38 What to Expect
02:45 Pochuck Swamp
05:28 Pochuck Mountain
06:06 AT Hiker Oz
07:14 AT Hiker Frodo
07:45 AT Hiker Tank
09:05 AT Hiker Moonpants
10:06 AT Hiker Cobra Kai
10:41 Western Ridge
12:47 Pochuck Shelter
14:44 AT Hiker Lawless
17:10 AT Hiker Shin Splints
19:13 Wallkill Wildlife Refuge
20:10 New York
21:17 Flip Floppers
21:50 Backpackers
22:10 The Finish Line
23:12 Section 2 Statistics
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