Stokes State Forest
Appalachian Viewpoint–Lake Wapalanne, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 608 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Appalachian Viewpoint–Lake Wapalanne, 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Abertown, NJ. The route passes Lake Wapalanne before reaching Appalachian Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 608 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi784 – 1,417 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.22683, -74.75211
Nearest town Abertown, NJ
Directions
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Appalachian Viewpoint–Lake Wapalanne, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 608 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 783–1,418 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 ftTurn left onto Tinsley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Appalachian Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Tinsley/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Tinsley Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 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
42% dirt58% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM
More from this trailhead
- Lake Wapalanne–Blue Mountain Trail, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 226 ft
- Lake Wapalanne–Stokes Beach, 4 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 548 ft
- Stony Lake–Lake Wapalanne, 7 sights 8.1 mi · ▲ 658 ft
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