Stokes State Forest
Acropolis Viewpoint–Lake Ashroe, 7 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 944 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Acropolis Viewpoint–Lake Ashroe, 7 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Normanook, NJ. The route passes Lake Ashroe, Kittattiny Beach and Acropolis Viewpoint before reaching Kittatinny Lake Beach at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 944 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Acropolis Viewpoint–Lake Ashroe, 7 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 944 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Elevation 801–1,372 ft
Out & Back · Stokes State Forest
Trailhead: Red Maple Trail · 41.18388, -74.81123
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red Maple Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Lake Ashroe.
- 1.5 miBear left onto Coss Road/Red Maple Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Jacobs Ladder Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miPass Kittattiny Beach.
- 50 ftPass Kittatinny Lake Beach.
- 50 ftBear left onto Acropolis Trail, heading NE.
- 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 right onto Jacobs Ladder Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Coss Road/Red Maple Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Red Maple Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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