Stokes State Forest
Stony Lake–Lake Wapalanne, 7 sights
8.1 mi · ▲ 658 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Stony Lake–Lake Wapalanne, 7 sights is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Abertown, NJ. The route passes Lake Wapalanne, Stokes Beach, Stokes Beach and Stony Lake. It climbs 658 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi784 – 1,139 ft · steepest grade: 16%8.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.22683, -74.75211
Nearest town Abertown, NJ
Directions
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Stony Lake–Lake Wapalanne, 7 sights
8.1 mi · ▲ 658 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Elevation 783–1,137 ft
Out & Back · Stokes State Forest
Trailhead: 41.22683, -74.75211
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Lake Wapalanne.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Tinsley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Tinsley/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Stony Brook/Tower Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Stokes Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Coursen Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Stokes Beach.
- 50 ftPass Stony Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Stony Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Coursen Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miReach Stony Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left onto Stony Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Coursen Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Stony Brook/Tower Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Tinsley/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Tinsley Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
30% dirt70% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM
More from this trailhead
- Appalachian Viewpoint–Lake Wapalanne, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 608 ft
- Lake Wapalanne–Blue Mountain Trail, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 226 ft
- Lake Wapalanne–Stokes Beach, 4 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 548 ft
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