The Long Path Back to the Basics: Introduction

On June 10, I will walk out the door of my house in Tenafly, NJ, and begin hiking the Long Path, which starts just a few miles away in Fort Lee, NJ. For the next two months, I will backpack through New Jersey and New York, completing thru-hikes of the Long Path and the Northville-Placid Trail and summitting all 46 High Peaks (over 4,000 feet) in the Adirondacks.
Thanks for following my trip! ~~While I'm hiking, you can reach me at longpath@pocketmail.com~~. You can reach me at jacob.aronson@gmail.com.

About the Long Path

The Long Path is a 400-mile hiking trail in New York and New Jersey, going from the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, NJ, to Altamont, NY, near Albany.
The idea of the Long Path goes back to 1931, when Vincent Schaefer first envisioned a route stretching from New York City to Whiteface Mountain in the Adirondacks. Rather than being a formal trail, though, Schaefer proposed that the Long Path be an unmarked walking route connecting a series of interesting landmarks throughout New York. Schaefer wanted hikers to use a map, a compass, and their outdoor skills to reach these points. Schaefer's plan lost momentum after World War II, until the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference took a renewed interest in the Long Path in the 1960s. They have since worked to turn it into a blazed trail stretching from New York City to the Adirondacks.
Today, the Long Path remains a work in progress, ending some 30 miles short of the Blue Line (the boundary of Adirondack State Park).

The Long Path Back to the Basics

Introduction

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