Birchwood Lake & Red Trail Loop
2.6 mi · ▲ 232 ft · 59 min
Birchwood Lake & Red Trail Loop is a 2.6-mile loop in Tourne County Park near Mountain Lakes, NJ. The route reaches Birchwood Lake. It is mostly level, with 232 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi528 – 682 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.90919, -74.43651
Nearest town Mountain Lakes, NJ
Directions
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Birchwood Lake & Red Trail Loop
2.6 mi · ▲ 232 ft · 59 min
Elevation 530–683 ft
Loop · Tourne County Park
Trailhead: 40.90919, -74.43651
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 76°F / low 63° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Red, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Orange Dot Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Purple Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Red, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Purple, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Birchwood Lake.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Blue, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Red & Blue, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
73% dirt4% gravel23% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 76°F63°
Precip3%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun
72°60°
Mon
77°54°
Tue
81°57°
Wed
84°62°
Thu
79°63°
Fri
71°52°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Red 2.1 mi · ▲ 89 ft
- Red 2.4 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- Crystal Lake–Birchwood Lake Loop, 5 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 206 ft
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