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