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Silas Condict County Park

Blue Viewpoint–White Viewpoint, 5 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 713 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Blue Viewpoint–White Viewpoint, 5 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Silas Condict County Park near Kinnelon, NJ. The route passes Cantys Lake and Blue Viewpoint before reaching White Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 713 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi709 – 1,043 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.00046, -74.37915
Nearest town Kinnelon, NJ
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Blue Viewpoint–White Viewpoint, 5 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 713 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 709–1,043 ft

Out & Back · Silas Condict County Park

Trailhead: 41.00046, -74.37915

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading N.
  3. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftPass Cantys Lake.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  8. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 300 ftSharp right onto Red Trail, heading N.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miReach Blue Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  16. 100 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftPass White Viewpoint.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  22. 100 ftSharp right onto White Trail, heading S.
  23. 1.8 miBear right, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miArrive 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-viewpoint-out-back-975b

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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