Appalachian Viewpoint–Blue Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints
6.9 mi · ▲ 712 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Appalachian Viewpoint–Blue Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints is a 6.9-mile out-and-back near Hardwick, NJ. The route passes Sand Pond and Blue Viewpoint before reaching Appalachian Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 712 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Appalachian Viewpoint–Blue Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints
6.9 mi · ▲ 712 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Elevation 977–1,514 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Yellow Trail · 41.06041, -74.94259
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Sand Pond.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Sand Pond Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Blue Viewpoint.
- 150 ftBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 2.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 350 ftReach Appalachian Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miBear left onto Blue Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Yellow Trail Trailhead
- Blue Viewpoint–Sand Pond, 3 sights 1.6 mi · ▲ 498 ft
- Sand Pond–Copperhead Spring Pond, 4 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 405 ft
- Orange Trail & Yellow Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Blue Viewpoint–Sand Pond, 5 sights 10.4 mi · ▲ 858 ft
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