Tourne County Park

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Dot Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miPass Birchwood Lake.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Birchwood Loop, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miPass Crystal Lake.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Birchwood Lake Parking lot path, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Birchwood Loop, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Red, heading N.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Purple, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Purple Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miBear left onto Orange Dot Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miBear right onto Red, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 100 ftTurn right onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading NE.
  23. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  24. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 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

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