Crystal Lake–Birchwood Lake Loop, 5 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 206 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Crystal Lake–Birchwood Lake Loop, 5 sights is a 3.2-mile loop in Tourne County Park near Mountain Lakes, NJ. The route passes Birchwood Lake and Crystal Lake. It is mostly level, with 206 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi528 – 682 ft3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.90906, -74.43668
Nearest town Mountain Lakes, NJ
Directions
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Crystal Lake–Birchwood Lake Loop, 5 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 206 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 530–683 ft
Loop · Tourne County Park
Trailhead: 40.90906, -74.43668
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Dot Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Birchwood Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Birchwood Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Crystal Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Birchwood Lake Parking lot path, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Birchwood Loop, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Red, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Purple, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Purple Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Orange Dot Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Red, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 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.
Trail surface
71% dirt11% gravel18% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:26 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Boiling Spring–Birchwood Lake, 4 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Red 2.1 mi · ▲ 89 ft
- Red 2.4 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- Red 2.5 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- Birchwood Lake & Red Trail Loop 2.6 mi · ▲ 232 ft
- Blue Dot Trail–Blue, 4 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 203 ft
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