High Mountain Park Preserve

[henry9419]

I know that there are trails in this preserver off reservoir road, but im not sure how rough they are. anyone here every ridden these trails b4 and did you use a HT or FS bike?

[jmtbiker]

They are pretty rocky but ridable not for beginers. Alot of good climbing and downhill. HT works, FS works better. The trails are marked and map is available @ http://www.waynetownship.com/maps/mountainpark.pdf and is posted at the trailhead parking lot at WPU. Have Fun!

[jkmacman]

i really like hi mtn, but its very unique spot, biked there last sunday, red yellow, red from wpu

this is a good loop start at wpu kiosk

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/78461007


this pic is from last year, have a pic from sunday at the summit w/myu epic, but its up on facebook and i can't link it fom here at work.

the blue trail can get you towards canonball w/ some tarmac but blue is often muddy, probably be good in a couple of weeks

[henry9419]

i was up there today minus the bike and walked 50 yards in on the red trail from reservoir road, and yeah, its really rocky...classic NJ woods...i think ill be able to do it on my HT but ill def get a good workout...

[jkmacman]

here's the pic from last sunday at hi mtn summit



was up at market basket today doing tri course on the road bike. i ussually do the run course and a small piece of trail in and out of hi mtn (enter at the reservoir circle as you did, but i stay to the right up the hill and out onto sciotto, near the beginining of the run course. troday wanted to enter on sciotto and do some recon over on the blue trails, which generally tend to stay muddy longer then, red, white or yellow trails.

crappy weather, no run today. taking mtb out on sunday. i like hi mtn cause i can get an hour mtb in and there and back nice and quick

[jmtbiker]

The entrance to the red from reservoir is really rocky because it isn't the original trail, that is now some ones backyard. It does get better once you get on the beaten track about 200 yards in, but it is still rocky, some spots more than others. Line choice is key. It's all ridable. Me and my buddy run into a rider on a no suspension bike riding the red from WPU to reservior and back. We usually ride from my buddies in Wayne up to WPU and do a loop red to yellow to red back to WPU and home. about 11 miloes and 1,100' asssent / dessent. There are alot of great loops through there. One of my favorite trails is the white either from the red down to the yellow is a excellent downhill or the opposite is a killer climb back to the red. It is an awesome place. Enjoy!

[jkmacman]

the bottom of the hill in reservoir, goes through yards, but the top of reservoir at the circle had a trail head wood sign a few years ago (around 3). i think it is actually yellow trail there as it exits on part of the circle and enters again about a dozen yards up. white trail is pretty good too, if you coming from wayne you probably did some of the blue trail

[henry9419]

sounds awesome, icant wait to get up there with my bike...and after i get a car i gotta persuade my parents to let me buy a FS...

[jmtbiker]

Has anyone been riding here? Any attitude from the hikers? Kind of seems like they want this place to be for hikers only. Seems like a selfish elitist attitude to me. I sure wish everyone could learn to share.

[henry9419]

i still want to get upthere just havent gotten the chance yet?

[jkmacman]

i hope to go up to hi mtn soon. yellow and red drain the best. probably wait til next week end.

you may see one or 2 hikers when you go to hi mtn. i just say hi, some times i chat a bit if i have time


hi mtn summit august 2011
hi mtn summit by jkmacman at Garmin Connect - Details


hi mtn cannonball july 2011 ( this use the blue trail of hi mtn which does not drain so well)
mb-hi mt-cb- mb by jkmacman at Garmin Connect - Details


pretty sure this is at hi mtn. near the golf course - white trail does not drain so good but is not as bad as blue

[jmtbiker]

We always slowdown and are friendly to the hikers and they are usually friendly as well but ocaisionally they just scowl. I don't care if they walk on our MTB trails. Oh well. Hope to see more MTBs there. It really is a great place to ride.

[henry9419]

i was up there today met a nice guy on my way in who i rode with the rest of the way didnt see anyother bikers maybe two hikers and talked briefly with the first and the second one we didnt as we passed on a nice downhill section for my first time up there as much as i walked the bike it was definitely fun but muddy for some reason still i definitely want to get up there again when i get the chance it was a very fun ride for sure

[jmtbiker]

Nice! I rode there yesterday with a couple friends, it's actually dried up alot compared to last week. We'll probably be riding there again on Wednesday.

[henry9419]

i would love to go again wednesday but i dont think it will be possible unless i took the bike in the car to school and went there right after...maybe ill wait til the weekend...yesterday was a really nice day for a ride. what time were you there? i got there like right around 3 and started from reservoir road. i want to see how it is when it dries up...new tires would def also help as i never changes from stock so i was sliding all over the place on the roots especially

[jmtbiker]

We ride from my friends house in Wayne and go in at the parking lot on College Rd. we'll usually get there around 4:30, maybe Friday also. Probably won't get to ride there this weekend, to much other stuff going on. Send me a pm if you want to join us.

[jkmacman]

i wanted to go yesterday but just didn't have the time. i hope to go up there soon and try out my new niterider 600 lumens

[henry9419]

friday i gotta work and maybe over the weekend again at somepoint ill go again and ill def pm you


once i get my light built ill prob go there to test it but that prob wont be til spring or summer when i have a breakbfrom school and its not cold

[aedubber]

Hmm I never been here before .. I live close by Wayne too .. How would u say the trails are ? I like fast trails .

[henry9419]

rocky...it was my first time there so i was being overly cautious and i was on a ht but on a fs i think you could get good speed...go try it yourself and see what you think

[aedubber]

Ya , I wanna go tomorrow , how is the trails tho? Wet and muddy or it drains well ? With Irene and all that flooding .. Plus where is this place located exactly?

[henry9419]

it was wet it spots on downhills in rocks from run off and some mud but not that muddy..after 5 miles i got home relatively clean but there were a few good water ceossings that cleaned some of the mud off the bike...when i get home ill post some pics of the bike

[aedubber]

No problem man , thanks a lot .. Got a map online?

[henry9419]

trail map in post two when i get home ill get directions there its really easy to get there what town are you coming from?

[aedubber]

Bloomingdale