Appalachian Viewpoint–Blue Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints
6.8 mi · ▲ 489 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Appalachian Viewpoint–Blue Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Millbrook, NJ. The route passes Copperhead Spring Pond and Blue Viewpoint before reaching Appalachian Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 489 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Appalachian Viewpoint–Blue Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints
6.8 mi · ▲ 489 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Elevation 1,221–1,514 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 41.05942, -74.96371
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 73°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Copperhead Spring Pond.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Blue Viewpoint.
- 2.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 400 ftReach Appalachian Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Appalachian Trail Trailhead
- Blue Viewpoint–Copperhead Spring Pond, 3 sights 1.5 mi · ▲ 329 ft
- Sand Pond–Copperhead Spring Pond, 3 lakes 2.5 mi · ▲ 783 ft
- Appalachian Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 399 ft
- Catfish Pond & Rattlesnake Swamp Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Sand Pond–Copperhead Spring Pond, 5 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 436 ft
- Indian Point–Catfish Pond, 4 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 419 ft
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