Beech Mountain–Buttermilk Falls, 3 summits
5.2 mi · ▲ 645 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Beech Mountain–Buttermilk Falls, 3 summits is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in High Mountain Park Preserve near Pines Lake, NJ. The route passes Buttermilk Falls before reaching Beech Mountain at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 645 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Beech Mountain–Buttermilk Falls, 3 summits
5.2 mi · ▲ 645 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 410–813 ft
Out & Back · High Mountain Park Preserve
Trailhead: 40.98145, -74.23474
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Purple Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Beech Mountain-Clove Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Buttermilk Falls.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto North Ancients- 3, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Beech Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Beech Mountain-Clove Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Purple Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 400 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Purple Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 264 ft
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