Hiking the Jersey Highlands - by George Petty

2007 - 1st edition

An illustrated guide to 35 hikes in the Highlands of New Jersey.

Each hike includes a trail map, and hikes are graded from starter hikes for beginners to challenges for experienced hikers.  Also includes introductory chapters on Highlands history and preservation, geology, plants, and wildlife, and a special 16-page insert of color photos of wildflowers seen along the trails.  Author George Petty is a former long-time Highlands resident and Trail Conference trail maintainer.

Published by the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference.  419 pages, paperback.