Stokes State Forest
Acropolis Viewpoint–Kittatinny Lake Beach, 4 beaches
3.7 mi · ▲ 559 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Acropolis Viewpoint–Kittatinny Lake Beach, 4 beaches is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Culvers Inlet, NJ. The route passes Kittattiny Beach and Acropolis Viewpoint before reaching Kittatinny Lake Beach at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 559 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Acropolis Viewpoint–Kittatinny Lake Beach, 4 beaches
3.7 mi · ▲ 559 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 936–1,372 ft
Out & Back · Stokes State Forest
Trailhead: 41.15573, -74.81594
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Acropolis Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Kittattiny Beach.
- 50 ftPass Kittatinny Lake Beach.
- 0.1 miReach Acropolis Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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