Bird Mountain–Buttermilk Falls, 7 sights is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Haneys Mill, NJ. The route passes Buttermilk Falls, Bird Mountain and Tillman Falls before reaching Tillman Ravine at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It climbs 2,377 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi423 – 1,476 ft · steepest grade: 33%13.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.13704, -74.88905
Nearest town Haneys Mill, NJ
Directions
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Bird Mountain–Buttermilk Falls, 7 sights
13.6 mi · ▲ 2,377 ft · 5 hr 43 min
Elevation 424–1,477 ft
Out & Back · Stokes State Forest
Trailhead: 41.13704, -74.88905
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Buttermilk Falls.
- 1 miSharp left onto Woods Road, heading NE.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Bird Mountain.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Woods Road, heading N.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Red Maple Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Tillman Ravine Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Tillman Falls.
- 50 ftPass Tillman Ravine.
- 0.2 miReach Bird Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Red Maple Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miSharp right onto Woods Road, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Woods Road, heading W.
- 2.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
95% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:24 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~109 min). Leave by 5:15 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Buttermilk Falls–Blue Viewpoint, 6 sights 15.5 mi · ▲ 2,254 ft
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