Guided Hike - Stone Living Room from Weird NJ!
Details
In order to officially secure your spot on this event and to receive the details email of where to exactly park and meet with us you must register on our site by clicking the link below.
Our events typically fill up at 24 people for guided hikes! You won't see the attendees here on meetup as registrations are on our site but we wanted to let you know that we typically see large outings for all of our events!
This guided hike has a nominal non-refundable $20 registration fee to secure your spot.
The Torne Mountain, Osio Rock, and Stone Living Room hike in Norvin Green State Forest is a 3-mile figure-8 loop with about 750’ of elevation up and down. It's a moderate hike, packed with fun scrambles, interesting scenery, and great views, that we'll take at a leisurely pace.
After hitting the woods, we quickly start our first climb of 300' to the top of Torne Mountain, where we'll find rewarding views and, just off the trail, the renowned Stone Living Room.
The Stone Living Room, featured in the original Weird NJ book, is the stuff of legends. Why this Fred-Flintstone-esque gathering area was created, by whom, and how, remains a mystery. Legends include ancient civilizations, Native Americans, Boy Scouts, drunk teenagers, stoned hippies, or cult members who brought the stones, weighing hundreds of pounds, together to make couches, chairs, and tables, giving them a place to be closer to the sky and far from authorities. Stories abound of spooky noises, eerie drafts of cold air, and forces invisibly pushing people around. It's not a place you easily forget!
Continuing along the ridge, we'll come across some large glacial erratics and more great views with NYC in the distance before we head down into the drainage between Torne Mountain and Osio Rock. We cross the drainage and head back up to Osio Rock with its amazing 270-degree view, including the Wanaque Reservoir down below. Once we get our fill, we'll pass another great viewpoint and again descend to the drainage. We'll follow the fun scramble-ridden path on a constant ascent back until, near the end, we drop back down to the trailhead.
The parking and hike details are emailed after registration.