Stokes State Forest
Criss Trail & Degroat Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 347 ft · 56 min
Criss Trail & Degroat Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Abertown, NJ. It climbs 347 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi853 – 1,224 ft2.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Degroat Road 41.23366, -74.75726
Nearest town Abertown, NJ
Directions
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Criss Trail & Degroat Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 347 ft · 56 min
Elevation 854–1,224 ft
Out & Back · Stokes State Forest
Trailhead: Degroat Road · 41.23366, -74.75726
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
- Start on Degroat Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Degroat Road/Criss Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Criss Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Degroat Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Degroat Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Criss Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Degroat Road/Criss Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Degroat Road, heading SW.
- 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 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
More from Degroat Road Trailhead
- Criss Trail & Degroat Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 374 ft
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