Blue Viewpoint–Hemlock Lake, 7 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 1,509 ft · 6 hr 7 min
Blue Viewpoint–Hemlock Lake, 7 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Millbrook, NJ. The route passes Blue Viewpoint, Crater Lake, Crater Lake and 2 more. It climbs 1,509 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Blue Viewpoint–Hemlock Lake, 7 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 1,509 ft · 6 hr 7 min
Elevation 1,039–1,514 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.06508, -74.96431
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Blue Viewpoint.
- 3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.4 miPass Crater Lake.
- 0.3 miPass Crater Lake.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Hemlock Pond Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Hemlock Lake.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Blue Mt Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 2.1 miPass Blue Mountain Lake.
- 0.3 miReach Blue Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Hemlock Pond Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 3.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:05 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:25 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:53 PM.
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- Copperhead Spring Pond & Appalachian Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 484 ft
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