Norvin Green State Forest
Boy Scout Lake–Den Trail, 5 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 618 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Boy Scout Lake–Den Trail, 5 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Norvin Green State Forest near Stonetown, NJ. The route reaches Boy Scout Lake at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 618 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi597 – 1,079 ft · steepest grade: 25%3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: High Point Spur Trail 41.06736, -74.32713
Nearest town Stonetown, NJ
Directions
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Boy Scout Lake–Den Trail, 5 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 618 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 597–1,078 ft
Out & Back · Norvin Green State Forest
Trailhead: High Point Spur Trail · 41.06736, -74.32713
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start on Old Snake Den Road/Den Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Den Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Snake Den Road/Den Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Snake Den Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Den Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Will Monore loop, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Will Monroe Loop Spur Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Boy Scout Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Will Monore Loop, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Den Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Snake Den Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Snake Den Road/Den Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Den Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Snake Den Road/Den Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 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
89% dirt11% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM
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