2024-10-22 11 19 02 Autumn view of the forest along the western segment of the Ernest Walter Trail within Abram S. Hewitt State Forest in West Milford Township, Passaic County, New Jersey.jpg
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Appalachian Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Abram S. Hewitt State Forest near Upper Greenwood Lake, NJ. It climbs 380 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,086 – 1,368 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Appalachian Trail 41.19478, -74.36881
Nearest town Upper Greenwood Lake, NJ

Directions

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Appalachian Trail

3 mi · ▲ 380 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 1,086–1,367 ft

Out & Back · Abram S. Hewitt State Forest

Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 41.19478, -74.36881

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start on Appalachian Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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