Crystal Lake–Birchwood Lake Loop, 7 sights
3 mi · ▲ 152 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Crystal Lake–Birchwood Lake Loop, 7 sights is a 3-mile loop in Tourne County Park near Rainbow Lakes, NJ. The route passes Birchwood Lake and Crystal Lake. It is mostly level, with 152 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Crystal Lake–Birchwood Lake Loop, 7 sights
3 mi · ▲ 152 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 533–674 ft
Loop · Tourne County Park
Trailhead: Birchwood Lake Parking lot path · 40.89387, -74.45280
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 77°F / low 63° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Birchwood Loop, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Birchwood Lake.
- 50 ftPass Crystal Lake.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Blue Dot Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Blue, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Birchwood Loop, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Birchwood Lake Parking lot path, heading W.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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