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| We are so strong! |
This Sunday is supposed to be 65 degrees and sunny, my
family considers that to be perfect hiking weather. So I wanted to share with
you a pretty awesome hike we went on in late august. The hike is called Tripod Rock
and it is located on Pyramid Mountain in Boonton, NJ. The hike is less than an
hour from the city, which is our limit with Toddler T because she hates the car
but loves the great outdoors.
We went on this hike with lots of adults and T was the only
kiddy. That was the perfect adult to toddler ratio because we don’t own a kiddy
hiking transport system so all 6 of us took turns carrying T. I brought along two sarongs to assist me in
holding T and they actually really did help, but it was still nice to let
someone else carry her throughout the hike. If your kids are 4+ they can walk the trail
and climb on their own with minimal help, under that age you definitely need a
larger adult to kid ratio.
When you first arrive there is a super cute indoor area with a small
exhibit, coloring station, helpful staff and a nice bathroom! One of the
exhibits pieces showed samples of animal poop and you had to match it to the
correct animal. My family loved it, super typical!
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| Exhibit and coloring station. |
The hike we went on included Tripod rock and Lucy’s overlook. It took us about 3 hours, but that is with
a toddler, lots of stopping and a lunch break. The trail was moderate, not
boring at all, included lots of climbing and definitely do-able. We loved how
nicely the trail was marked off, there were markers every few trees and we
never worried that we were going to get lost.
Here is the website we found that helped us plan our hike http://www.njhiking.com/best-hikes-in-nj-pyramid-mountain-tripod-rock/
and if you place the coordinates N40 56.820 W74 23.268 into googlemaps.com you
can get easy directions.
The best part is that there is no cost at all, there is a
small donation box and if you have a great time you can show your appreciation
that way. Happy Hiking!
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| Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! |
Tri State Area, Free, Ages 4+, Adventure-full
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