Stokes State Forest
Artesian Spring & Parker/Blue Mountain Loop Trail
1.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 32 min
Artesian Spring & Parker/Blue Mountain Loop Trail is a 1.4-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Abertown, NJ. The route reaches Artesian Spring. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Artesian Spring & Parker/Blue Mountain Loop Trail
1.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 32 min
Elevation 840–975 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
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Artesian Spring.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Parker/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach Artesian Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 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.
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Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Blue Mountain Loop Trail Trailhead
- Parker Trail & Parker/Blue Mountain Loop Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 358 ft
- Artesian Spring–Ice Pond, 6 sights 11.9 mi · ▲ 1,509 ft
- Appalachian Trail–Blue Mountain Loop Trail, 3 sights 15.7 mi · ▲ 1,658 ft
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