Stokes State Forest
Blue Mountain Viewpoint–Stony Lake, 6 sights
12 mi · ▲ 1,384 ft · 4 hr 42 min
Blue Mountain Viewpoint–Stony Lake, 6 sights is a 12-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Beemerville, NJ. The route passes Blue Mountain Viewpoint, Stokes Beach, Stokes Beach and Stony Lake. It climbs 1,384 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Blue Mountain Viewpoint–Stony Lake, 6 sights
12 mi · ▲ 1,384 ft · 4 hr 42 min
Elevation 894–1,418 ft
Out & Back · Stokes State Forest
Trailhead: Crigger Road/Blue Mountain Connector Trail · 41.23014, -74.71980
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Crigger Road/Blue Mountain Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Crigger Road/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Blue Mountain Viewpoint.
- 2 miTurn left onto Tinsley/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miPass Stokes Beach.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Stony Brook/Tower Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Coursen Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Stokes Beach.
- 50 ftPass Stony Lake.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Stony Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Blue Mountain Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Stony Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Coursen Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Stony Brook/Tower Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Tinsley/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 2.4 miBear left onto Crigger Road/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Crigger Road/Blue Mountain Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Crigger Road/Blue Mountain Connector Trail Trailhead
- Crigger Road via Appalachian Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 556 ft
- Appalachian Viewpoint–Blue Mountain Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints 2.3 mi · ▲ 468 ft
- Blue Mountain Loop Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 342 ft
- Appalachian Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 649 ft
- Appalachian Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 649 ft
- Appalachian Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 745 ft
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