The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23
JERSEYS BERKSHIRE
VALLEY ATTRACTIVE
Touring Section That Is But
Little Known to
Motorists.

The Berkshire Valley In New Jersey is
little known section and Is particularly
attractive at this season. 1t Is situated
In Jefferson county, New Jersey, between
Lakes Hopatcong and Greenwood. The
round trip OF 100 miles. as detailed by the
Bureau OF Tours OF the Automobile Club
or America, makes an interesting days
run the State roads and the lake noun
tain and rural scenes will delight the
motorist.
Access to this valley IL by way Of
Forty second street ferry. thence by way
OF the Little Ferry road 90 Hackensack
At Hackensack the motorist leaves the
well known route to Suffern and goes by
a new one on the west OF the Saddle River
to the attractive Arcola water wheel
From this point the motorist travels over
new roads until the Passaic River comes
into view opposite Paterson. For n short
distance the Passaic River is followed and
the road then gradually rises over the
Preakness Mountain. short distance
after reaching the top OF the mountain the
route leaves the maoadam road and fol-
lows a dirt road for possibly a mile. soon
| coming to macadam again.
Pompton Lake Is seen in the distance
right hand turn takes the motorist
across the lake. thence the road winds
along the shore and up n valley through
| Bloomingdale 10 Newfoundland. APP
| ervolr and waterfall can be seen.
Some of the local motorists might ad-
| wise the motorist to go to oak Ridge on
leaving Newfoundland, but in doing this
| one of the most attractive Views OF the
| whole trip is missed. Instead of turning
| into oak Ridge take the right hand road
| and continue along to beautiful AXE
curve around the right OF this lake q
| short distance and then left. cross an arm
! of the lake on good gravel road. The
| scenery which spreads out here IL excep
tionally fine. and the road skirtng alont
| the lake. crossing another arm over
slight hill, takes you through woods ant
returns TO the bank of the lake again.
As one approaches the dam the village
OF oak Ridge Ia seen in the valley below
with the Green Lake Mountain rising sew
eral hundred feet beyond small rive
winds here and there. passing the entrance
to the Berkshire Valley, the whole pre-
sentlng scene OF rart charm.
The route now leads down the Berk
/ shire Valley on an excellent gravel roa(
equal to macadam. first on one side o
the valley and then on the other, M
/ mountains gradually approaching as on
nears Berkshire village.
on arriving at berkshire village righ
turn on a state road goes TO Lake Hopat
cong, while "A left turn brings one owe
the mountain and across q small valley q
Dover From Dover the road follows tn
regular Lake Hopatcong route to Den
vile.
From Denville leave the beaten patl
and mass through the border OF the tow
right out into the woods where. loohnl
out under the trees another valley VIII
hills can be seen. After going rev
miles the Rockaway River Is followed ant
at Powersville there is one OF the mos
beautiful views of the whole trip.
BoOnton Is soon reached. ana IRON ther
tor miles the route leads along the Morri
Canal, which is crossed and recrosse'
several times. a.,
on reaching singac State road Is FOL
lowed through a very attractive hluy sec
ton to Montclair. Now run throug
Bloomfield and Belleville thence over IN
Belleville turnpike to the Hudson Count
pouleyard from which the various ferrie
for Manhattan may easily be reached.