Brisbane Lake–Alter Ego, 7 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Brisbane Lake–Alter Ego, 7 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Allaire, NJ. The route reaches Brisbane Lake at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi62 – 138 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.16003, -74.10625
Nearest town Allaire, NJ
Directions
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Brisbane Lake–Alter Ego, 7 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 64–136 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.16003, -74.10625
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Velvet, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Alter Ego, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Twisted Sister, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Alter Ego, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Twisted Sister, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Alter Ego, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Head & Shoulders, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Turntable, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Connector, heading N.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Outer Brisbane, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Blue Velvet, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Outer Brisbane, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Eagles Path, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ian's Wrath, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Eagles Path, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Village Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Picchu, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Brisbane Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Village Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Atlantic Crossing, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Eagles Path, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Ian's Wrath, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Eagles Path, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Outer Brisbane, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Blue Velvet, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Outer Brisbane, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Connector, heading NE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Turntable, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto Head & Shoulders, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Alter Ego, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Twisted Sister, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Alter Ego, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Twisted Sister, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Alter Ego, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Blue Velvet, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
93% dirt7% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:24 PM
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