Dunnfield Creek Falls–Dunnfield Creek Falls Swimming Hole, 4 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back near Mount Vernon, NJ. The route passes Dunnfield Creek Falls Swimming Hole and Dunnfield Creek Falls. It climbs 2,272 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Dunnfield Creek Falls–Dunnfield Creek Falls Swimming Hole, 4 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 2,272 ft · 6 hr 14 min
Elevation 454–1,593 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Yards Creek Road · 40.99958, -75.04755
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start on Yards Creek Road, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Mount Tammany Fire Road, heading SW.
- 4 miTurn right onto Pahaquarry Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Dunnfield Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Dunnfield Creek Falls Swimming Hole.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Blaze Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Dunnfield Creek Falls.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Farview Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Dunnfield Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Blue Blaze Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dunnfield Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pahaquarry Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Mount Tammany Fire Road, heading S.
- 4 miBear right onto Yards Creek Road, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 4 min before dark.
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- Buckwood Trail & Mount Tammany Fire Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 369 ft
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