Buck Mountain
Charlottesburg Road - Unpaved - Gated via Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue)
2.9 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Charlottesburg Road - Unpaved - Gated via Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Buck Mountain near Lyonsville, NJ. It climbs 358 ft. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Directions
Charlottesburg Road - Unpaved - Gated via Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue)
2.9 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 899–1,058 ft
Out & Back · Buck Mountain
Trailhead: Unmarked · 40.98361, -74.43034
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start on Unmarked, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left onto Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue), heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Charlottesburg Road - Unpaved - Gated, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue), heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Charlottesburg Road - Unpaved - Gated, heading SW.
- 300 ftReach Charlottesburg Road - Unpaved - Gated, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue), heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Charlottesburg Road - Unpaved - Gated, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue), heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Unmarked, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from Unmarked Trailhead
- Lake Rickabear via Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) 6.1 mi · ▲ 902 ft
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