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Stokes State Forest

Criss Trail–Degroat Road, 3 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 652 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Criss Trail–Degroat Road, 3 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Four Corners, NJ. It climbs 652 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi810 – 1,352 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rock Oak Trail 41.26632, -74.74486
Nearest town Four Corners, NJ
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Criss Trail–Degroat Road, 3 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 652 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 810–1,352 ft

Out & Back · Stokes State Forest

Trailhead: Rock Oak Trail · 41.26632, -74.74486

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rock Oak Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.4 miBear left onto Degroat Road, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Criss Trail, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Degroat Road/Criss Trail, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftTurn right onto Criss Trail, heading W.
  6. 1 miReach Rock Oak Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1 miTurn left onto Degroat Road/Criss Trail, heading NE.
  8. 300 ftBear right onto Criss Trail, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Degroat Road, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miBear right onto Rock Oak Trail, heading N.
  11. 1.4 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-4-sights-10-km

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
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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