Birchwood Lake–Blue Dot Trail, 5 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 177 ft · 57 min
Birchwood Lake–Blue Dot Trail, 5 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Tourne County Park near Mountain Lakes, NJ. The route reaches Birchwood Lake at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 177 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Birchwood Lake–Blue Dot Trail, 5 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 177 ft · 57 min
Elevation 533–674 ft
Out & Back · Tourne County Park
Trailhead: Green (Evergreen Trail) · 40.90745, -74.43250
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 648 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red & Blue, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miPass Birchwood Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Blue Dot Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Red & Blue, heading E.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Blue, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto No Blaze, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 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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- Transit-accessible: stop 648 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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