Spring Fitness Hike/Lunch @ Pine Tavern (Optional)

Never too soon to think about Spring.

Join us for a Spring Fitness Hike in a local park in March 2026. Weather permitting. Some or most of you have heard of this Park. It’s located right in Matawan. This will be a Basic Beginner/Intermediate On/Off Trail Fitness Hike on some roads and colored trails. If you have never hiked before, this hike will be a good starting point for you. It has flat/hill terrain. The more intermediate/advanced hikers, this will be very easy for you. The approximate distance is roughly 4-6/mi. We have done this many times, so most of you should be familiar from past meetups.

The address is 300 Gordon Road, Matawan, NJ. You should find it without a problem on most GPS apps. I recommend using the WAZE app.

We will meet at the lake parking lot. (Hooks Lake)There is plenty of parking there.

We can go for lunch @ the Pine Tavern on Route 34 after if anyone is interested and it is optional We can just meet up at the bar for drinks & lunch.

Cheesequake State Park’s uniqueness lies in its geographical location. Not only is it situated in the middle of the urban north and the suburban south, it lies in a transitional zone between two different ecosystems. Open fields, saltwater and marshes, a white cedar swamp, Pine Barrens, and a northeastern hardwood forest are the main characteristics of the park.

The name Cheesequake has been variously described as deriving from the Lenape words Cheseh-oh-ke ("upland" ("upland village"),or Chiskhakink ("at the land that has been cleared").