The 1.5-mile Pochuck Boardwalk and its 110-foot long wooden suspension bridge elevates this section of the Appalachian Trail over what was once a prehistoric lake between the Pochuck and Wawayanda Mountains near Vernon, New Jersey.
This beautiful walk is full of native cattails, plumed grasses, wildflowers, hemlock, firs, and five species of oak. The National Park Service has designated the low-lying floodplain next to Pochuck Creek one of the most valued wetlands in the country. The boardwalk puts you on a unique sliver of the historic Appalachian Trail as it crosses northern New Jersey. It draws everyone from locals enjoying a casual walk to the most determined thru-hikers who call the Appalachian Trail home for as long as it takes to hike from Georgia to Maine. The Pochuck Boardwalk was constructed in 1995 by volunteers under the direction of the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. Know Before You Go
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