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Stokes State Forest

Blue Mountain Viewpoint–Ice Pond, 7 sights

15.2 mi · ▲ 2,215 ft · 6 hr 10 min

Blue Mountain Viewpoint–Ice Pond, 7 sights is a 15.2-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Tuttles Corner, NJ. The route passes Stokes Beach, Stony Lake and Blue Mountain Viewpoint before reaching Ice Pond at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 2,215 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi810 – 1,486 ft · steepest grade: 24%15.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.20580, -74.77411
Nearest town Tuttles Corner, NJ
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Blue Mountain Viewpoint–Ice Pond, 7 sights

15.2 mi · ▲ 2,215 ft · 6 hr 10 min

Elevation 811–1,485 ft

Out & Back · Stokes State Forest

Trailhead: 41.20580, -74.77411

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Stokes Beach.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Stony Brook Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miPass Stony Lake.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading E.
  6. 1.7 miBear left onto Tinsley/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading N.
  7. 450 ftTurn right onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading NE.
  8. 2 miPass Blue Mountain Viewpoint.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Crigger Road, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
  11. 1.7 miTurn right onto Americorps Mountain Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right onto Explorer Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miBear left onto Americorps Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Short Cut Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left onto Americorps Mountain Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miPass Ice Pond.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right onto Leprechaun Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miReach Blue Mountain Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sugarbrush Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right onto Short Cut Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right onto Americorps Mountain Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miBear right onto Explorer Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miSharp left onto Americorps Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
  25. 1.7 miSharp right onto Crigger Road, heading SW.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading NW.
  27. 2.4 miTurn left onto Tinsley/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading S.
  28. 400 ftBear right onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading S.
  29. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Stony Brook/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading W.
  30. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blue-mountain-viewpoint-blue-mountain-viewpoint-out-back-11-sights

Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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