The Footpath on the Ridge

Keep an eye out along the road for white paint blazes on the trees and for hikers with big packs — because the Appalachian Trail runs right along this ridge, through the heart of this park. The A.T. is the granddaddy of American footpaths, some twenty-two hundred miles from Georgia all the way to Maine, and this stretch of it rides the Kittatinny crest with those same three-state views you're enjoying from the car.

For a thru-hiker walking the whole trail, High Point is a real landmark — the roof of New Jersey, a place to stop and look out over how far they've come and how far there is to go. If you see one, give a wave. They've earned the view even more than we have.