The cache is hidden in the Koehler Pond Tract, an area recently purchased as open space. The old No Trespassing signs have yet to be taken down, but rest assured that this is public land. Best access is from the corner of Hillcrest Rd and Fernhollow Rd.
North Jersey Checkpoint Challenge
Checkpoint Ismoil Somoni
Welcome to Splitrock Reservoir in Rockaway Township, NJ. This cache will fulfill the “Ismoil Somoni” requirement for the North Jersey Checkpoint Challenge.
The area around Splitrock Reservoir is a rugged, scenic place. It is owned by a hodge-podge of public entities including Morris County, the state of NJ and the towns of Kinnelon, Rockaway Township and Jersey City. Visitors may encounter bear, venomous and non-venomous snakes, hawks, and if you are lucky, perhaps a bald eagle.
Split Rock is a popular place for paddlers and fishermen and an eleven mile hiking trail circles the reservoir.
The land surrounding this cache was purchased in April of 2009 and as of the publishing of this cache, the newest public land in the area. A hiking trail is planned to connect the Hillcrest Rd access point with the Splitrock trail network.
Official NJCC Information
The Northern New Jersey Cachers (NNJC) are sponsoring the North Jersey Checkpoint Challenge series. This challenge is intended to take geocachers on a tour of Northern New Jersey (loosely defined as north of I-78) while finding caches placed by members of the NNJC. On the tour, we hope you will find North Jersey an interesting and beautiful part of our great state.
Scattered around the area are 26 checkpoint caches and a final challenge cache - North Jersey Checkpoint Challenge (GC1NNJC). The names of the individual checkpoint caches are based on a phonetic alphabet using mountain names since North Jersey is the mountainous region of the state. The 26 checkpoints do not have to be completed in any particular order. See the NJCheckpoint bookmark for the complete list of caches.
Hidden within the 26 checkpoint caches are numbers to be used in determining the coordinates of the final North Jersey Checkpoint Challenge cache – please be sure to note them while you are there.
While there are no special logging requirements for the 26 checkpoint caches, there are special logging requirements for the final challenge cache. Complete information can be found on the North Jersey Checkpoint Challenge (GC1NNJC) cache page.
Happy caching and enjoy the North Jersey Checkpoint Challenge!!!
This cache is certified North Jersey
