Abram S. Hewitt State Forest Explained

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Location:West Milford, Passaic County, New Jersey
Area:2001acres

Abram S. Hewitt State Forest is a 2001acres state forest in West Milford, Passaic County in northern New Jersey. The forest is centered on the northern portion of Bearfort Mountain between Greenwood Lake and Upper Greenwood Lake, which consists of an unusual conglomerate. Its forests are part of the Northeastern coastal forests ecoregion.[1] It has a number of overlooks and colorful bedrock. It is accessible only on foot, with trails including the Bearfort Trail, 3miles and white-blazed. Another trail is the Quail trail, 2.4miles and orange-blazed. Another is the Ernest Walter trail, 1.9miles and yellow-blazed. Also, the 1.2miles State Line trail is blazed with blue on white. Lastly, the Appalachian Trail traverses the forest's northwest corner along its route. The Appalachian Trail is approximately 2200miles long.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Olson, D. M . E. Dinerstein . Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth . . 2001 . 51 . 11 . 933–938 . 10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0933:TEOTWA]2.0.CO;2 . etal. free .
  2. Web site: Abram S. Hewitt State Forest. 21 October 2016.