Abram S. Hewitt State Forest
Bearfort Ridge Trail
3 mi · ▲ 202 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Bearfort Ridge Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Abram S. Hewitt State Forest near Browns, NJ. It is mostly level, with 202 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi643 – 787 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.15544, -74.36224
Nearest town Browns, NJ
Directions
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Bearfort Ridge Trail
3 mi · ▲ 202 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 643–788 ft
Out & Back · Abram S. Hewitt State Forest
Trailhead: 41.15544, -74.36224
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 424 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Bearfort Ridge Spur Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bearfort Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Highlands Preserve Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Bearfort Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Bearfort Ridge Spur Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 424 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Woodruff Gap via Bearfort Ridge Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 744 ft
- Highlands Preserve Trail via Bearfort Ridge Trail 4 mi · ▲ 176 ft
- Ernest Walter/Bearfort Ridge Viewpoint & Bearfort Ridge Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 894 ft
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