Tourne Loop (4x) (Tourne County Park)

Tourne Loop (4x) (Tourne County Park)

Distance: 5.20 miles
Elevation: 1,270 feet

Time: 1 hour, 28 minutes 
Hike Type: Lollipop Loop
Hiking Challenges: N/A

The Hike

Another afternoon with too many cars at the parking lot! I was feeling grumpy for who knows what reason, but at least I was getting out! It was also nice out - 80 degrees with low humidity, lots of sun, and a few rolling clouds... maybe I should calm down...

My hike started by getting right back into my car because I left my shoes at home (I took them out of my car to dry after they got soaked from sweat in Harriman). There were even more cars when I returned, which was FINE. I grumbled up the loose gravel and passed a bunch of people right away. In an act of self-preservation, I put the headphones in and started listening to the Wicked soundtrack for the remainder of my hike, which was the BEST thing I could have done! I was back!

Bugs were at bay which was nice and I decided to do a fourth lap just so I could make it to the end of Wicked! I also had to acknowledge that it was incredibly nice to not be hiking through soup. I did pass two deer through, one was young and the other had new, velvety antlers. Tragically, my Garmin glitched and did not track my location so this hike would not count toward my local legen status on Strava... sigh...

Step-By-Step

- Park at parking area on the Old Denville Side of McCaffrey Lane.

- Start hike on Yellow Dot trail from parking lot.

- At terminus, turn left onto Yellow trail to hike the loop.

- After four loops, return to car via Yellow Dot trail.

Map of Tourne County Park (2024)

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