When I tried to ride on it, my tires didn't ride on top of the gravel, but sank in through the round material. I enjoyed the wild life encounters during my ride: squirrels, birds, chipmunks, deers, snakes and hares! Very nice but Alltrails didnt get the GPS signal to map the whole thing. All of it was in excellent condition. i keep finding things to look at and discover. If you are biking this trail, just give a shout out to let others know you are approaching. Returned to this section Jan 3, 2007 to find fallen trees now block the path. Bridge over Paulinskill Valley Trail Stage 1 will begin this summer on the bridge over the former NS&W Railroad/Paulinskill Valley Trail. It was very hard to ride on this material without losing almost all forward motion and, subsequently, balance. I only made one side trip of about 100 feet into the restaurant at the airport to pick up a sandwich so this is an accurate measurement.

We rode 7 miles Station Rd to Lake Paulina. After Paulinskill Lake, the scenery was much the same. The trail is scenic in certain sections, However, Its pretty rustic & you're gonna need at least a 1.7 tire or higher. I have biked this trail several times, at various starting locations. "One of NJ's best! There are 3/4 fallen threes throughout the entire tail that force you to jump off your bike to pass the obstacle, but it's fine. When we arrived back at the airport we figured that heading north would be similar to our southerly experience so we ended our ride.

I saw a few species of birds including robins, catbirds, a Great Blue Heron, grackles, and some kind of vireo.

I saw more horses then bike riders!

It really helps on the way back when your energies are low and your legs tired. My 11yo son and I decided to take a late afternoon ride and found this trail a great place to go. Saw some cool old railroad remnants see my pictures. Next time, just park at the Footbridge Park.

We had a blast, but the first mile was well overgrown and muddy. There had been no rain for the past several days but there were still some very muddy sections. We biked fast and away but a quarter mile later another bear crossed the path. Completed responses were mailed back to RTC. Just be careful the mud isn’t just dirt because horses use this trail too and that mud is mixed with their waste. i see frequent bear, fox, and of course deer. The project's Phase 1 is slated to extend NJ Transit's commuter rail service from Port Morris Junction 7.3 miles (11.7 km) to Andover, from where trains will operate to New York Penn Station and Hoboken Terminal. I look forward to coming back to this section in the fall.Overall this is a very lovely trail for biking or hiking. Having hiked most of it in sections over the years, I found it interesting to walk the whole thing as one continuous trail. All in all we logged just under 14 miles. Needles to say that being a guy from the city, I panicked, I hit the brakes so hard I almost flipped, went for the biggest stick I could find next to me (silly I know). I am doing this entire rail trail broken up into smaller segments. This portion of the trail is not well maintained at all. From here, there are no signs to direct you to where the trail is. The Paulinskill Valley Trail is a rail trail along the Paulins Kill river in New Jersey.It is the sixth longest trail in the state at 27 miles (43 km). People are polite on this trail. There are some pot hole that need to be looked out for. The train tressels also provide a sight. It has seven arches reaching 115 feet high and stretching 1,100 feet wide, and was the world’slargest reinforced concrete structure when it was built. A Garmin 62 GPS I was carrying indicated I walked a total of 28.3 miles to the Route 623 trailhead.