Backpacking in NJ, Not what You’d Expect - Tammany-Sunfish Loop

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On this hike:
The best view in all of New Jersey.
A picturesque mountain glacial pond.
A well maintained, easy to access backpacker campsite.
I feel like New Jersey gets a bad rap. Growing up in NY, all I knew of the state was what I saw coming over the George Washington Bridge, or the industrialized areas around Newark Airport.
But if you venture outside the Rt 1 corridor, you’ll find this densely populated state has much more of mother nature’s beauty to offer than you’d might expect.
Of all of New Jersey’s beauty though, for this cool early October weekend, the Delaware Water Gap area of the Kittatinny Ridge was my target for a quick overnight hike.
Note: All aerial footage was film after launching from private property. Always check local regulations before flying.
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[@douglasdingwall1596]

You can see why this part of NJ wasn't turned into farmland.....for all those who like to make fun of NJ as you can see it is a truly beautiful state.

[@scpewok6119]

That is a very special place. As a New Jerseyan and living in the Pine Barrens in southern New Jersey, I annually hike Mount Tammany (Red & Blue Dot trails) as a warm-up for the Seek The Peak event on Mount Washington, NH in July! Been going up to the Gap for 40+ years and the lake still looks the same, and you can pick up the AT on the other side. You compiled a great video and those were great drone shots of the gap and ridges. Will check out the rest of your videos soon.

[@jameshogan12]

Found you off of all trails and found this video. Gonna do it Saturday with a friend. Scale from 1-10 how hard is it? 10 being hardest.

[@annad5221]

How did you figure out the trail you’d take for your backpacking trip? I was looking at starting at Mt. T red dot trail, however it seems like there’s a better place to start to backpack to Sunfish Pond and out.

[@Rogue_Ranger]

Really well made video man, I love this.

[@Ginasgusa]

I have done Mount Tammany quite a number of times. Just did it today in the snow and saw your comments on AllTrails. Thank you for the video. Going to hike sunfish pond soon. So to get to sunfish pond, follow the turquoise trail once I get to the point where it split between blue and fire road trail?

[@HewesNews]

Great video, masterful camera work. I’ll be doing these trails as day hikes in October.

[@user-fq5jd3xr3k]

Do you need any kind of permits for camping at that site?

[@qingylu]

Nice video, I also hiked the Tammany-Dunnfield loop 3 weeks ago, it was a strenuous and tough climb, but the spectacular view along the way is totally worth the trip.

[@claypannasch2761]

Great video. You put a ton of time into the finished product and it shows! Any other NJ tent-hikes you know of / have done? Wanting to take my hot tent up a mountain this winter.

[@positronikiss]

pure awesome!! loved THE STAKESTIX CUTLERY, KEEP ON XPLORING MY MAN! Greetings from Costa Rica.

[@gabriellemarella9127]

Great video! Loved all the visuals and sounds 😊 seems like a really great overnight trip. Love how you didn’t feel the need to narrate and let the video speak for itself and your resourcefulness with your tent stakes was great 😂 mt tammany is a really fun and challenging hike.

[@yadirasantiago8405]

I'm going on Tuesday with my husband. Did you see any black bear? I'm scared!!!!

[@Jackiechan007]

I’m glad I found your channel; where is this located? I googled Tammany mountain and different options come up in different neighboring states! Thx

[@flve4flghtln]

Great video, id love to know exactly where that perfect campsite was located!

[@seanlally17]

Hey, planning on doing an overnighter here once its a bit warmer in the spring, what was the overnight parking situation like? No trouble leaving your car? Did this hike around when you filmed this video last year