Appalachian Viewpoint–Blue Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints
6.8 mi · ▲ 693 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Appalachian Viewpoint–Blue Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints is a 6.8-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 693 ft, with sections as steep as 44% 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
6.8 mi · ▲ 693 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Elevation 977–1,514 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Nobebosco Road · 41.06033, -74.94651
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Nobebosco Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Sand Pond.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Sand Pond Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
- 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 SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Nobebosco Road, heading NE.
- 150 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 Nobebosco Road Trailhead
- Blue Viewpoint–Sand Pond, 3 sights 1.5 mi · ▲ 478 ft
- Sand Pond & Orange Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Blue Viewpoint–Sand Pond, 7 sights 11.6 mi · ▲ 1,228 ft
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