Carris Hill–Wyanokie High Point Loop, 11 sights is a 5.4-mile loop in Norvin Green State Forest near Apshawa, NJ. The route passes Chikahoki Falls, Wyanokie High Point, High Point Loop/Highlands Viewpoint and 2 more. It climbs 1,164 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi407 – 1,086 ft · steepest grade: 28%5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Chikahoki Fire Road 41.03776, -74.34482
Nearest town Apshawa, NJ
Directions
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Carris Hill–Wyanokie High Point Loop, 11 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 1,164 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Elevation 407–1,085 ft
Loop · Norvin Green State Forest
Trailhead: Chikahoki Fire Road · 41.03776, -74.34482
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wyanokie Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Chikahoki Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Wyanokie Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Chikahoki Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miPass Chikahoki Falls.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wyanokie Circular Loop/Highlands Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lower Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto High Point Loop/Highlands Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miPass Wyanokie High Point.
- 50 ftPass High Point Loop/Highlands Viewpoint.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Highlands Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Wyanokie Circular Loop/Highlands Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miPass Wyanokie Circular Loop/Highlands Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Carris Hill.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Carris Hill Connector Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Wyanokie Circular Loop/Highlands Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Wyanokie Crest Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Chikahoki Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wyanokie Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Chikahoki Fire Road Trailhead
- Carris Hill–Chikahoki Falls, 6 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 741 ft
- Otter Hole–Wyanokie Crest/Highlands Viewpoint, 6 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 908 ft
- Chikahoki Falls–Wanaque Reservior, 5 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 467 ft
- Otter Hole–Hewitt-Butler Viewpoint, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 1,031 ft
- Boy Scout Lake–Den Trail, 4 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 1,045 ft
- Chikahoki Falls–Ball Mountain, 8 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,042 ft
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