The Mount Tammany Fire Road is an unpaved road on the eastern ridgeline of Kittatinny Mountain from Upper Yards Creek Reservoir to Mount Tammany, the prominence on the New Jersey side of the Delaware Water Gap. The fire road, located within Worthington State Forest, is maintained as a firebreak and access road for wildfire suppression efforts by the New Jersey Forest Fire Service.New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry, "Worthington State Forest Map" and "Worthington State Forest Trail Map". Retrieved October 24, 2015. There are three helispots along the fire road used by the Forest Fire Service.
The Mount Tammany Fire Road was constructed as a dozer line created after the 1976 Dunnfield Creek fire on Kittatinny Mountain which consumed over of forests from April 18 to April 22, 1976.Dave Shelton, "'Tinderbox' state parks open in northern areas", The New Jersey Herald, April 25, 1976. Today, the road is often used as part of a loop with the Appalachian Trail, Sunfish Pond Fire Road, Dunnfield Creek trail and other trails by hikers visiting the Delaware Water Gap.NJ Hiking (blog), "Mt. Tammany and Sunfish Pond", September 3, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.AllTrails.com (National Geographic blog), "Mt. Tammany Loop". Retrieved October 24, 2015. The Mount Tammany Fire Road connects with the Blue Dot Trail, Red Dot Trail, Turquoise and Taylor Trails on Mount Tammany.
Locations
Southern terminus: (Mount Tammany) Helispot 1: Helispot 2: Helispot 3: Northern terminus: (Upper Yards Creek Reservoir)
References
External links New Jersey Forest Fire Service Worthington State Forest New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry