Hike Reviews
April 18, 2013
Hike description has been updated
<p>As you can see, I have amended the hike description to include the warning that if you've reached the paved access road to Camp Glen Gray, you've gone too far and need to go back. I understand that others have made the same mistake as you did, so hopefully the cautionary language may alert them that they should not continue any further. Thanks for bringing this problem to our attention!</p>
April 17, 2013
Ah-ha!
<p>See, I figured that's where I went wrong too! I definitely think adding the "do not cross the access road" would be a huge help. I was confused seeing the Yellow Diamond blazes at the same time as the normal White ones and kept thinking I was where I was supposed to be (after crossing the access road and two wooden bridges). I think my main problem was finding the original junction of both trails...something I'll definitely keep my eyes out for next time. Thank you so much for the quick response and all the help! Regardless of the detour, it was a beautiful hike nonetheless! And I got to see a part of Ramapo I had never been to before! Thank you!</p>
April 16, 2013
Your hike
<p>From the description of where you ended up, it sounds like you must have continued ahead on the Yellow Trail past the millstones. The hike directions state that, after visiting the millstones, you should "retrace your steps back to the junction of the Millstone and Yellow Trails, and bear left to continue on the Yellow Trail." Did you "retrace your steps"? If you did, you would not have reached the intersection of the Yellow, Orange and Yellow-Silver Trails. Perhaps I should add that if you cross the paved access road to Camp Glen Gray, you've gone too far. Would this have helped?</p>
April 16, 2013
Awesome Hike!! However..
<p>I had an amazing time doing this hike! However, I ended up somewhat devising my own way back to my car. Perhaps something has been reblazed or changed since the first posting? I found it hard to follow shortly after seeing the millstone. I ended up climbing all the way up to the intersection between the Yellow-Silver/Orange/Yellow near Camp Glen Gray before realizing I had definitely messed up and gone too far. We ended up taking orange back, briefly on the unmaintained trail nearby through the Camp, and then Old Guard to White to Orange back to the car. It was absolutely beautiful and I loved all of it (found a geocache too!) but we definitely didn't get back until dark. Any tips to prevent this mistake next time? Thanks again for all your trail information!! We use your hikes all the time! :)</p>