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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mount Tammany Fire Road, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Buckwood Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Buckwood Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Mount Tammany Fire Road, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
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
More from this trailhead
- Mount Tammany Fire Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 723 ft
- Mount Tammany Fire Road 6.1 mi · ▲ 744 ft
- Park Road 6.3 mi · ▲ 867 ft
- Park Road 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,008 ft
- Mount Tammany Fire Road & Mount Tammany Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 1,945 ft
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