Stokes State Forest
Kittatinny Lake–Stony Lake, 8 beaches
8.2 mi · ▲ 740 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Kittatinny Lake–Stony Lake, 8 beaches is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Culvers Inlet, NJ. The route passes Stokes Beach, Stokes Beach, Stony Lake and 2 more before reaching Kittatinny Lake at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 740 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Kittatinny Lake–Stony Lake, 8 beaches
8.2 mi · ▲ 740 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Elevation 890–1,332 ft
Out & Back · Stokes State Forest
Trailhead: 41.19936, -74.75270
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Stony Brook Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Stony Brook/Tower Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Stokes Beach.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Coursen Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Stokes Beach.
- 50 ftPass Stony Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Stony Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 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 E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Stony Brook/Tower Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Stony Brook Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Appalachian Viewpoint–Tower Viewpoint, 4 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 221 ft
- Stony Lake–Stokes Beach, 4 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 409 ft
- Stokes Beach–Blue Mountain Loop Trail Loop, 5 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 627 ft
- Lake Wapalanne–Stony Brook Trail, 3 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 857 ft
- Appalachian Viewpoint–Crigger Road, 4 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,033 ft
- Blue Mountain Trail–Stony Brook Trail, 3 sights 10.3 mi · ▲ 1,084 ft
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