Crater Lake Viewpoint–Hemlock Lake, 7 lakes is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Flatbrookville, NJ. The route passes Blue Mountain Lake, Hemlock Lake, Crater Lake and Lake Success before reaching Crater Lake Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 690 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,099 – 1,450 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.09813, -74.93454
Nearest town Flatbrookville, NJ
Directions
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Crater Lake Viewpoint–Hemlock Lake, 7 lakes
6.1 mi · ▲ 690 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Elevation 1,100–1,450 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.09813, -74.93454
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 73°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Mt Lake Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Blue Mountain Lake.
- 1.7 miPass Hemlock Lake.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Hemlock Pond Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Crater Lake.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Crater Lake Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Lake Success.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Crater Lake Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Hemlock Pond Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Blue Mt Lake Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
6% dirt5% gravel89% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 73°F54°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity65%
Rained 0.5″ 4 days ago (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:24 PM
Tue
76°58°
Wed
79°56°
Thu
71°58°
41%
Fri
73°48°
Sat
75°49°
Sun
79°53°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Hemlock Lake–Blue Mountain Lake Loop, 3 lakes 4.7 mi · ▲ 346 ft
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