Buck Mountain

Blue Trail Connector to Indian Cliffs Outlook

3.5 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Blue Trail Connector to Indian Cliffs Outlook is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Buck Mountain near Smoke Rise, NJ. It climbs 315 ft. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 1,040 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.99250, -74.41765
Nearest town Smoke Rise, NJ

Directions

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Blue Trail Connector to Indian Cliffs Outlook

3.5 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 850–1,041 ft

Out & Back · Buck Mountain

Trailhead: 40.99250, -74.41765

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.3 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail Connector to Indian Cliffs Outlook, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miReach Blue Trail Connector to Indian Cliffs Outlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 1.3 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

23% dirt77% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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