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Stokes State Forest

Artesian Spring–Ice Pond, 6 sights

11.9 mi · ▲ 1,509 ft · 4 hr 43 min

Artesian Spring–Ice Pond, 6 sights is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Abertown, NJ. The route passes Artesian Spring before reaching Ice Pond at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 1,509 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi840 – 1,486 ft12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blue Mountain Loop Trail 41.23938, -74.73556
Nearest town Abertown, NJ
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Artesian Spring–Ice Pond, 6 sights

11.9 mi · ▲ 1,509 ft · 4 hr 43 min

Elevation 840–1,485 ft

Out & Back · Stokes State Forest

Trailhead: Blue Mountain Loop Trail · 41.23938, -74.73556

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Artesian Spring.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Parker/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miBear right onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading E.
  5. 2 miTurn left onto Crigger Road/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miBear left onto Crigger Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
  8. 1.7 miTurn right onto Americorps Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miSharp right onto Explorer Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Americorps Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Short Cut Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Americorps Mountain Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miPass Ice Pond.
  14. 300 ftTurn right onto Leprechaun Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miReach Artesian Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sugarbrush Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Short Cut Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right onto Americorps Mountain Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miBear right onto Explorer Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miSharp left onto Americorps Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
  22. 1.7 miSharp right onto Crigger Road, heading SW.
  23. 0.3 miBear right onto Crigger Road/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading NW.
  25. 2 miBear left onto Parker/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading W.
  26. 0.6 miBear left onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading SW.
  27. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/artesian-spring-ice-pond-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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