Stokes State Forest
Blue Mountain Viewpoint–Blue Mountain Loop Trail, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 737 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Blue Mountain Viewpoint–Blue Mountain Loop Trail, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Beemerville, NJ. The route reaches Blue Mountain Viewpoint. It climbs 737 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Blue Mountain Viewpoint–Blue Mountain Loop Trail, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 737 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 951–1,418 ft
Out & Back · Stokes State Forest
Trailhead: Swenson Trail · 41.23350, -74.72740
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Swenson Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miPass Blue Mountain Viewpoint.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Crigger Road/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Blue Mountain Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Swenson Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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