Mercer Meadows County Park - Equestrian District

Curlis Lake & Curlis Woods Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Curlis Lake & Curlis Woods Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Mercer Meadows County Park - Equestrian District near Centerville, NJ. The route passes Curlis Lake before reaching Curlis Lake at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 197 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.32903, -74.76080
Nearest town Centerville, NJ

Directions

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Curlis Lake & Curlis Woods Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 169–196 ft

Out & Back · Mercer Meadows County Park - Equestrian District

Trailhead: 40.32903, -74.76080

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftPass Curlis Lake.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miPass Curlis Lake.
  9. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Curlis Woods Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

60% dirt1% paved39% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F67°
Precip2%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 0.7″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 72°63°
Mon 79°59°
Tue 81°58°
Wed 86°64°
Thu 83°66°
Fri 74°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead