Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Great Gorge Lake & Daniel Boone Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 1,396 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Great Gorge Lake & Daniel Boone Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area near Highland Lakes, NJ. The route reaches Great Gorge Lake at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 1,396 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Great Gorge Lake & Daniel Boone Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 1,396 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Elevation 877–1,435 ft
Out & Back · Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Daniel Boone Trail · 41.16291, -74.49274
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
- Start on Daniel Boone Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miReach Great Gorge Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miArrive 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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