by mountain area -- calculations for steep hills on paved roads in New Jersey -- Bike Roberts

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hills listed by mountain area

Kit = Kittatinny Mt

ridge parallel to the Delaware River in the northwest corner of NJ, including these climbs in Sussex and Warren counties:

High Point east side (rt 23)
High Point west side (rt 23)
Crigger Rd, west of rt 519 at Beemerville
Sunrise Mountain, north of Culvers Lake and rt 206
Old Mine Rd southeast from rt 615 (Sussex county)
Millbrook-Flatbrook Rd north from Millbrook toward rt 615 (Warren county)
Millbrook Rd / rt 602 south from Old Mine Rd and Millbrook (Warren county) [ map ]

Kittatinny is one section of a ridge running from North Carolina to Rosendale, New York.

Mon = "Montana"

between 519 and 57 northeast from Philipsburg in Warren county in west NJ -- includes these climbs:

Fiddlers Elbow
Roxburg Hill
Fox Farm Rd
Montana Rd
Millbrook Rd
Halfway House
Coleman Hill
Harmony Brass Castle Rd - rt 647
Lommason Glen

It's also pretty to ride on the plateau on top of the hill.

Not on Montana, but nearby toward the SouthEast (on the north side of Pohatcong Mountain) are these climbs:

Mountain View West
Buttermilk Bridge

JJ = Jenny Jump

between 519 and 46 between Belvidere + Hackettstown in Warren county in western NJ -- includes these climbs:

Quenby Mountain
Danville Mountain
Lake Just-It
Rader Rd

MuW = Musconetcong Mountain ridge - West

Between Interstate 78 and the Delaware River, south from Phillipsburg and north from Milford in Hunterdon county in western NJ -- includes these climbs:

Church Rd
Adamic Hill + Alfalfa Hill Rd
Bellis Rd (with Cyphers Rd)
Shire Rd
"Warren Glen" - rt 519 South
Ellis Rd
"Bloomsbury" - rt 579 South
Gravel Hill Rd

not on Musconetcong ridge, but nearby toward the NorthWest in Warren county are:

Pinchers Point Rd (near the Delaware River)
Mountain Rd (on south side of western Pohatcong Mountain across from Mt Joy Rd)

MuC = Musconetcong Mountain ridge - Central

Between Interstate 78 and Route 31 + east from Phillipsburg and south from Washington + northwest from Spruce Run Reservoir and Clinton in Hunterdon county in western NJ -- includes these climbs:

"Musconetcong Mountain West": Rt 173 East from West Portal
"Musconetcong Mountain East": Fox Farm Rd
Mountain View Rd (Musconetcong)
Ludlow Station Rd
Iron Bridge Rd
Henderson Rd

not on Musconetcong ridge, but nearby toward the NorthWest in Warren county are:

Asbury Broadway Rd (on south side of Pohatcong Mountain)

MuE = Musconetcong Mountain ridge - East

East from Route 31 + SouthEast from Washington + north from Clinton in Hunterdon county in western NJ -- includes these climbs:

Dutch Hill Rd
Forge Hill Rd
Mountain Top Rd
Point Mountain
Mt Lebanon Rd (mostly in Morris county)

LV = Long Valley (NE from Califon)

This valley has the eastern extension from Musconetcong Mt on its northwest side, and includes these climbs in Morris and Hunterdon counties:

Schooley's Mountain - rt 517
Middle Valley + Zellers (N from rt 513)
Beacon Hill (SE from rt 513)
Main St south from Califon to rt 512
rt 512 south from Califon
Hoffman Crossing Rd south from rt 513 to Grove Mountain Rd

Leb = Lebanon / Round Valley Reservoir

north from Interstate 78 in Hunterdon county. The Lebanon climbs include:

Deer Hill Rd
Bissell Rd
Philhower Rd
Cokesbury Rd
Rockaway Rd

Nearby on the SW side of Round Valley reservoir is:

Stanton Mountain Rd

De = Delaware River north of Lambertville

in Hunterdon county in western NJ -- includes these climbs:

Federal Twist
Byram-Kingswood

nearby is

Thacher Hill

WS = Watchung south + reservation

ridge between 22 and 78 by Dunellen + Plainfield + Mountainside -- includes these climbs in Somerset county:

Warrenville Rd
Washington Rock Rd
Hillcrest Rd
Johnston Dr
Valley Dr
Hill Hollow

In Union country it includes

Ackerman Dr
New Providence Rd into Deer Path
Glenside Av into Deer Path
Summit Rd

also a 7 mile hilly loop on paved roads thru the Watchung Reservation.

WN = north Watchung ridge

ridge from Millburn north to Patterson in east NJ, with steep climbs around Orange + Maplewood, including these climbs in Essex county:

Mountain Av
Crestwood Dr
Northfield Av
Mt Pleasant Av
Eagle Rock

Ps = Palisades

northeast NJ near the Hudson River -- climbs on on both east and west sides of the ridge, including these climbs in Bergen county:

Elm Av (in Ridgefield)
Edgewater Rd + Cecilia Av (in Edgewater)
Palisades Blvd (in Palisades Park)
Fort Lee Rd (in Leonia)
Speer Av (in Englewood)
the river drive in Palisades interstate park (including the "Alpine Approach" climb).

Po = Pochuck Mountain

northwest NJ, northwest from Vernon near New York border -- includes these climbs in Sussex county:

Glenwood Mountain West
Glenwood Mountain East
Drew Mountain Rd
Lake Pochung Rd.

Waw = Wawayanda

northern NJ east from Vernon + rt 94 (between Pochuck Mt and Bearfort Mt) -- includes these climbs in Sussex county:

Breakneck: rt 644 Vernon Cross + rt 515 + Breakneck Rd + Tahama + Abricada Rd
Hidden Valley: rt 644 Vernon Cross + rt 515 + Breakneck Rd + Curtis Dr + Hidden Valley Dr
Barry Dr / Barrett Rd (starts in NY state)
Stockholm Rd / Rt 515 South

Be = Bearfort Mountain

ridge parallel to 513 north fr Newfoundland in north NJ, between the lower + upper Greenwood lakes -- includes these climbs in Passaic county:

Warwick Turnpike

Ram = Ramapo mountains

northern NJ, west from Mahwah, Pompton Lakes, and Parsippany -- includes these climbs in Bergen and Passaic counties:

Skyline Drive south (in Bergen county)
Skyline Drive north (in Passaic county)