Stokes State Forest
Kittatinny Lake–Stony Lake, 9 sights
10.5 mi · ▲ 834 ft · 3 hr 55 min
Kittatinny Lake–Stony Lake, 9 sights is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Beemerville, NJ. The route passes Stokes Beach, Stokes Beach, Stony Lake and 2 more before reaching Kittatinny Lake at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 834 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Kittatinny Lake–Stony Lake, 9 sights
10.5 mi · ▲ 834 ft · 3 hr 55 min
Elevation 890–1,417 ft
Out & Back · Stokes State Forest
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 41.21079, -74.73383
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tinsley Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miPass Stokes Beach.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Stony Brook/Tower Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Coursen Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Stony Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Stokes Beach.
- 50 ftPass Stony Lake.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miPass Kittattiny Beach.
- 50 ftPass Kittatinny Lake Beach.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Kittatinny Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miSharp right onto Stony Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Coursen Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Stony Brook/Tower Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Tinsley Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Appalachian Trail Trailhead
- Appalachian Viewpoint & Tinsley Trail via Appalachian Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 335 ft
- Appalachian Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Lake Wapalanne & Tinsley Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 627 ft
- Swenson Trail & Tinsley Trail via Blue Mountain Loop Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 618 ft
- Stony Lake–Stokes Beach Loop, 6 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 598 ft
- Tower Viewpoint–Stokes Beach Loop, 6 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 700 ft
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