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Philadelphia - Get Out this Weekend!

Overnighters: Northern & Central New Jersey

A Two-Wheel Tour of the Delaware Water Gap
A road trip through New Jersey's Skylands district.

GORP Resources
National Rec. Areas
*Delaware Water Gap
Wildlife Refuges
*Great Swamp NWR

Mountain Biking Northern New Jersey
On the fringe of the megalopolis lies a secret, wild New Jersey you won't believe, where the singletrack rates with the best anywhere.

Garden State Trout
Believe it or not, Big Flat Brook, the Pequest River, and the South Branch of the Raritan are trout waters on par with anything Montana's got - really! And all three are within an hour or so of the city.

From the Mountains . . . To the Oceans
Island Beach and High Point State Parks: Two completely different, remarkably unspoiled places, both worlds away from the noisy chaos of town.

Northern New Jersey Ski Resorts
may surprise you. Some of the country's best racers and at least one Olympic gold medalist got their start skiing here. The downhill is largely a day trip affair, but there's no shortage of runs.

Central New Jersey Bike Tours
Two rides, one in Lakewood and the other in Lebanon State Forest, that take you far, far from the madding crowds.

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