Stokes State Forest
Blue Mountain Trail–Stony Brook Trail, 3 sights
10.3 mi · ▲ 1,084 ft · 3 hr 59 min
Blue Mountain Trail–Stony Brook Trail, 3 sights is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Culvers Inlet, NJ. It climbs 1,084 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi735 – 1,486 ft10.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.19936, -74.75270
Nearest town Culvers Inlet, NJ
Directions
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Blue Mountain Trail–Stony Brook Trail, 3 sights
10.3 mi · ▲ 1,084 ft · 3 hr 59 min
Elevation 735–1,487 ft
Out & Back · Stokes State Forest
Trailhead: 41.19936, -74.75270
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Stony Brook Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Tinsley Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Tinsley/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Tinsley Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Blue Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 1.8 miReach Stony Brook Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Tinsley Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Tinsley/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Tinsley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Stony Brook Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
76% dirt24% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Appalachian Viewpoint–Tower Viewpoint, 4 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 221 ft
- Stony Lake–Stokes Beach, 4 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 409 ft
- Stokes Beach–Blue Mountain Loop Trail Loop, 5 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 627 ft
- Lake Wapalanne–Stony Brook Trail, 3 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 857 ft
- Appalachian Viewpoint–Crigger Road, 4 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,033 ft
- Kittatinny Lake–Stony Lake, 8 beaches 8.2 mi · ▲ 740 ft
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