Appalachian Viewpoint–Tower Viewpoint, 5 sights is a 10.1-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Beemerville, NJ. The route passes Tower Viewpoint before reaching Appalachian Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 1,008 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi896 – 1,536 ft · steepest grade: 16%10.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Swenson Trail 41.23350, -74.72740
Nearest town Beemerville, NJ
Directions
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Appalachian Viewpoint–Tower Viewpoint, 5 sights
10.1 mi · ▲ 1,008 ft · 3 hr 52 min
Elevation 894–1,536 ft
Out & Back · Stokes State Forest
Trailhead: Swenson Trail · 41.23350, -74.72740
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Swenson Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Tinsley/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Tinsley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
- 2.3 miPass Tower Viewpoint.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Gigi Lane, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach Appalachian Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 2.4 miSharp left onto Tinsley Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Tinsley/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Swenson Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 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
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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