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best trails for fear of heights

Hi everyone! My partner and I would like to start hiking. We’ve never done it, and we both love to try new things and be out in nature.

The only thing is I unfortunately have a very extreme fear of heights which leads me to cry and/or have panic attacks. This is especially due to the feeling of potentially falling backwards, falling off a ledge, seeing others hanging near a ledge, seeing how high up we are, etc.

I don’t want this to stop us from trying this out, and it’s been something we’ve talked about for a while. I am put off a bit by Mt Tamanny and Palisades Interstate Trail because reviews for both locations on Google heavily recommend using proper hiking gear. Although this may be a suggestion for any hike, that puts me off and leads me to believe that it’d be a very rocky/unstable/frightening trail.

I’d like to ask you all if there are any other hiking areas in Jersey that may not be so intimidating for people like me. Thanks everyone!

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u/Nice-Market-9894 — 3 days ago
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High Point Report 8/13

First, thanks to everyone for your suggestions and input. I did Monument Trail, Cedar Swamp, Iris Trail to Lake Rutherford and some of the trails around Lusscroft farms.

I want to make a shout out for the trails around Lusscroft Farms. There is a web of trails all around there I enjoyed very much. The buildings by the parking lot were all closed and had a haunted and spooky vibe, but the trails were solid. There is a very steep climb up to a place called Spanish Overlook if you want to get the heart rate up.

  1. It appears cell service has been upgraded. I have had good connections. Posting this from campsite 26 using personal hotspot.

  2. I put on repellant and did not find the bugs to be much of a problem at this time.

It having been a very wet summer, a lot of the trails are very shaggy as the plants are growing like crazy. Armor up for ticks.

This was first visit. Nice park.

u/ExamAccomplished3622 — 6 days ago
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Heading to High Point: Suggestions

Gonna be spending a couple of days camping and hiking at High Point. Any suggestions or tips for maximizing the experience? Thanks in advance.

I will report back on conditions when I return.

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u/ExamAccomplished3622 — 10 days ago