Catamount wrote:

James_W wrote:I just moved to BC, now ascent numbers are 6-7,000ft :/

What the highpoint of BC?

Congrats on your move. Hope you enjoy the new locale!

Hmm well Mount Fairweather (15,298ft) or Mount Waddington (13,176ft)

I live about 15 minutes from the DWG and do the following twice a week; up Tammany on the Red Dot Trail, then follow the Kittatinny Ridge along a fire road, down the other side of the ridge on an old boyscout trail, back up and follow the ridge a bit more, bushwack down to Dunfield Creek, follow the Dunfield Creek and Farview Trails back up to the AT, along the AT to another fire road heading up an un-named hill, and back down to the parking lot. Total of 7 miles and 1900 ft of elevation gain in about 3 hours. PM me if you want to tag along one of these days.

I agree with everyone who said Breakneck Ridge. That whole Hudson Highlands area has a lot of nice trails that can be as long or as short as you want. Bear Mountain (yeah, it's crowded, I know) and Beacon aren't bad. Breakneck has the best scrambles though.

In NJ, the Kittatinny area is nice. Again, not a whole of elevation, about the same as the highlands, but you can go for long day hikes. High Point, Sunrise Mountain etc.

If your looking to train for some alpine objectives, you should have done any of these hikes, but during the winter. The closer you are to the alpine experience, the better in shape you will be.