Buckwood Trail via Mount Tammany Fire Road

7.3 mi · ▲ 1,027 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Buckwood Trail via Mount Tammany Fire Road is a 7.3-mile out-and-back near Mount Pleasant, NJ. It climbs 1,027 ft, with sections as steep as 58% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi794 – 1,558 ft · steepest grade: 58%7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.96836, -75.07944
Nearest town Mount Pleasant, NJ

Directions

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Buckwood Trail via Mount Tammany Fire Road

7.3 mi · ▲ 1,027 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 795–1,557 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.96836, -75.07944

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mount Tammany Fire Road, heading NW.
  7. 1.2 miTurn left onto Buckwood Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miReach Buckwood Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right onto Mount Tammany Fire Road, heading S.
  10. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  13. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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