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Stokes State Forest

Appalachian Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 745 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Appalachian Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Beemerville, NJ. It climbs 745 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,112 – 1,486 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Crigger Road/Blue Mountain Connector Trail 41.23014, -74.71980
Nearest town Beemerville, NJ
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Appalachian Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 745 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 1,112–1,485 ft

Out & Back · Stokes State Forest

Trailhead: Crigger Road/Blue Mountain Connector Trail · 41.23014, -74.71980

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Crigger Road/Blue Mountain Connector Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Crigger Road/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto Crigger Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
  5. 1.7 miTurn right onto Americorps Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right onto Explorer Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Americorps Mountain Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miBear right onto Explorer Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miSharp left onto Americorps Mountain Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
  12. 1.7 miSharp right onto Crigger Road, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miBear right onto Crigger Road/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miBear left onto Crigger Road/Blue Mountain Connector Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/appalachian-trail-out-back-9-km-3549

Trail surface

70% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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