Carris Hill and Wyanokie High Point from Otter Hole

Norvin Green State Forest, NJ New Jersey + Delaware Watergap + Poconos

Trip stats

Distance
4.8 mi
Net Gain
1,100 ft
Time
2-4 hrs
YDS Rating
Class 1
Route
Loop
Peaks
2

Ratings out of 10

Effort
1.9/10
Personality
5/10
Beauty
6/10
Solitude
2.2/10
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Peaks on this hike

Summits listed in route order

  1. Carris Hill
    1,120′ elevation · 120′ prominence
  2. Wyanokie High Point
    960′ elevation · 20′ prominence

Route map + Trailhead

Trailhead Coordinates

41.045711, -74.350618

The directions link below drops a pin on the trailhead coordinates and lets Google Maps pick the route. If the drive has rough roads or access issues that GPS nav might get wrong, I cover that in my trip report.

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Trip report

Notes

I highly recommend you purchase the New York - New Jersey Trail Conference map here. There are a lot of trails in Harriman State Park and not only will this map not get you lost, you can also change my route and add/remove trails.

Jun 21, 2016 — This nice loop in Norvin Green State Forest starts at Otter Hole via the Hewitt-Butler Trail, heads up to Carris Hill and then over to Wyanokie High Point. To form a loop, the route I took then heads west on the Wyanokie Circular Trail, then south for a short time on the Norvin Green Highlands Trail before taking the Wyanokie Crest Trail back to the Highlands Trail. You can easily alter this loop in many ways with the large trail system in the area. The route I took just seemed like it would cover the most ground and see a bunch of highlights and views.

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Photos

27 photos

  1. Starting out along the Hewitt-Butler Trail.
  2. Above Otter Hole.
  3. Continuing east along the Hewitt-Butler Trail.
  5. Chikahoki Falls.
  6. Chikahoki Falls.
  8. Ascending to Carris Hill.
  10. Viewpoint on the way up to Carris Hill.
  14. Carris Hill.
  15. Close-up from Carris Hill.
  16. Continuing north to Wyanokie High Point.
  19. Heading to Wyanokie High Point.
  21. Wyanokie High Point.
  22. Past Wyanokie High Point, along the Wyanokie Circular Trail.
  24. Wyanokie Circular Trail.

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