New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-07
Beautiful Berkshire Valley
Is Little Known to ARMY
of Motorists.
PLENTY OF FINE
MOUNTAIN SCENERY
Interesting One-Day Tour Leads
Through Hopatcong and the
Greenwood Lake Country.

80 Cedingly beautiful tour of l0i
niles, yer mostly state road is sug-
Sested by the Bureau of Tours OF the
Automobile Club of America. Few motor
ISIS have heard of the Berkshire Valley.
Vet it compares in beauty with many val
leys that motorists go thousands of miles
20 see. Ii is situated in jefferson County.
y. j., between the two well known lakes
Hopatcons and Greenwood.
The route there and back makes a most
interesting one-day tour, and the ex-
cellcnt state roads numerous lakes
mountains and rural scenes delight the
motorists. Access to this valley is by
way of the 42d street ferry. thence to
Hackensack. At Hackensack the motorist
leaves the we'll known route to Suffern
md goes by new route on the west OF
the Saddle River 10 the attractive Arcola
Water Wheel. From here the route leads
over new roads until the beautiful Pas
sale River is in view opposite Paterson
For a short distance the route follows
along the Passaic River and then grad
ually rises over the Preakncss Mountaf,.
and lakes, hills and dalcs begin 70 delight
the eye. For a short q istance after reach
Hs the top OF the mountain the route
caves the macadam road and follows II
iiTt road for possibly a mile soon coming
10 macadam again.
Pompton. situated near lie prett,.
compton Lake, is seen i'm the distance.
and left hand turn takes the motoliyt
night across the lake; thence the road
winds along the shores and up a valley
through Bloomingdale TO Newfoundland
Approaching Newfoundland. a beautiful
reservoir and waterfall can be seen. the
iosd winding along the bank
On leaving Newfoundland. some OF tb.
local motorists might advise going TO OAK
Ridge, but i'm doing so one OF the most
attractive views Of the whole trip is
missed. Instead OF turning into Oak
Ridge, take the right hand roaC aud con-
tnue along 10 d beautiful lake, curve
round the right Of this lake a short dis
lance and then left, across an arm OF the
lake, on good gravel road. The scenery
which spreads out here is exceptionally
me, the road skirting along the lake
Approaching the dam. the village Of Oak
Ridge can be seen in the valley below,
it'll the Green Pond Mountain rising sew
liver winding here and there down the
,ltrance TO the Berkshire Valley. the
whole presenting a scene of rare charm.
The route now leads down the Berkshire
Valley on an excellent gravel road equal
10 macadam, first on one side Of the val
ley and then On the other. the mountains
gradually closing together near Berkshire
Village.
The route leaves the beaten path after
Denyille and passes through the border
Of the town right out into the wood,
where, looking out under the trees. an
other valley and hills are seen. After go
Ing a few miles the Rockaway Valley is
followed, and at Powervlle there is found
one Of the most beautiful views Of the
whole trip.
Boonton is soon reached, and from
there for miles the route leads along the
Morris Canal, which is crossed and re-
crossed several times.
rn reaching the Singac, the route leads
aong the Passaic River through Little
Falls, and then winds around through
Great Notch on some excellent new state
road skirting the village OF Passaic,
thence coming to the Passaic River again.
The Hackensack meadows are crossed on
he Paterson Plank Road, which name is
very deceiving as il is now nearly all
nacadam and a better way TO cross the
meadows than by the Harrison Turnpike.
Re-entrance to New York City is made
ia Weehawken Ferry.