Tourne Loop (4x) (Tourne County Park)
Distance: 5.24 miles
Elevation: 1,260 feet
Elevation: 1,260 feet
Time: 1 hour, 28 minutes
Hike Type: Lollipop Loop
Hiking Challenges: N/A
Hike Type: Lollipop Loop
Hiking Challenges: N/A
The Hike
Merry Christmas in July! A day later and I'm back at the Tourne, no surprise. I had a concert this night, so I had just a few hours between work and that to nap and exercise and nap again. I parked directly next to the same people I parked next to yesterday, which was equally funny and a bit awkward. I power hiked up my first lap to go for that Strava PR through some light humidity. There were plenty of people this day which was... fine, but I quickly got over that becuase tragety struck... I FORGOT TO START MY WATCH! No PR for me :-(.
There was a birch tree that's leaves were prematurely yellowing which was a beautiful sight and I found a massive chicken of the woods mushroom! My tummy was in a weird mood but as long as it continued to relatively behave I planned to hit four laps again. I also realized that I've done this loop so many times I basically know the microclimate of the hill by heart (i.e., which point it switches from nice summer breeze to nasty humid buggy mess and back). Soon enough I hit the end of my 4th lap and I was heading home.
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.
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