Norvin Green State Forest
Den Trail–Old Snake Den Road/Den Trail, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 670 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Den Trail–Old Snake Den Road/Den Trail, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Norvin Green State Forest near Upper Macopin, NJ. It climbs 670 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi597 – 1,096 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.06896, -74.36460
Nearest town Upper Macopin, NJ
Directions
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Den Trail–Old Snake Den Road/Den Trail, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 670 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 597–1,095 ft
Out & Back · Norvin Green State Forest
Trailhead: 41.06896, -74.36460
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Old Snake Den Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Den Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Old Snake Den Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Snake Den Road/Den Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Den Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Snake Den Road/Den Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Den Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Den Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Snake Den Road/Den Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Snake Den Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Den Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Old Snake Den Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1 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
33% dirt67% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM
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