Stokes State Forest
Culvers Lake via Appalachian Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 976 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Culvers Lake via Appalachian Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Culvers Inlet, NJ. The route reaches Culvers Lake at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 976 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi853 – 1,371 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.15573, -74.81594
Nearest town Culvers Inlet, NJ
Directions
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Culvers Lake via Appalachian Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 976 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 853–1,372 ft
Out & Back · Stokes State Forest
Trailhead: 41.15573, -74.81594
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Acropolis Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Culvers Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 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
78% dirt22% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:24 PM
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