Charlotteburg Reservoir–Four Birds Viewpoint, 5 sights
5 mi · ▲ 533 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Charlotteburg Reservoir–Four Birds Viewpoint, 5 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Buck Mountain near Green Pond Junction, NJ. The route passes Misty Pond and Charlotteburg Reservoir before reaching Four Birds Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 533 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Charlotteburg Reservoir–Four Birds Viewpoint, 5 sights
5 mi · ▲ 533 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 761–1,196 ft
Out & Back · Buck Mountain
Trailhead: 41.00665, -74.42887
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Charlottesburg Road, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Misty Pond.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Timberbrook Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Charlotteburg Reservoir.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Former Wharton and Northern RR, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Former Wharton & Northen NYS&W, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left onto Timberbrook Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Four Birds Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miPass Four Birds Viewpoint.
- 50 ftReach Charlotteburg Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Timberbrook Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Former Wharton & Northen NYS&W, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Former Wharton and Northern RR, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Timberbrook Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Charlottesburg Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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