AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Stokes State Forest

Criss Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 490 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Criss Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Abertown, NJ. It climbs 490 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 1,053 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Criss Trail 41.23930, -74.74763
Nearest town Abertown, NJ
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Criss Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 490 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 778–1,052 ft

Out & Back · Stokes State Forest

Trailhead: Criss Trail · 41.23930, -74.74763

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Criss Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.8 miBear left onto Degroat Road/Criss Trail, heading SW.
  3. 250 ftTurn right onto Criss Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.3 miReach Criss Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.3 miTurn left onto Degroat Road/Criss Trail, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftBear right onto Criss Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/criss-trail-criss-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route

Hikes near Abertown, New Jersey