2014-08-26 17 27 06 View southwest along the Appalachian Trail about 1.5 miles northeast of the Delaware Water Gap in Worthington State Forest, New Jersey.JPG
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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.

Elevation

0 mi453 – 1,591 ft · steepest grade: 23%15.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yards Creek Road 40.99958, -75.04755
Nearest town Mount Vernon, NJ

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Yards Creek Road, heading W.
  2. 150 ftBear left onto Mount Tammany Fire Road, heading SW.
  3. 4 miTurn right onto Pahaquarry Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.2 miBear left onto Dunnfield Creek Trail, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftPass Dunnfield Creek Falls Swimming Hole.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Blaze Trail, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftPass Dunnfield Creek Falls.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
  9. 1.1 miTurn left onto Farview Trail, heading E.
  10. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftReach Dunnfield Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.3 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
  13. 1.1 miSharp left onto Blue Blaze Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dunnfield Creek Trail, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Pahaquarry Trail, heading NE.
  16. 1.2 miTurn left onto Mount Tammany Fire Road, heading S.
  17. 4 miBear right onto Yards Creek Road, heading N.
  18. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

46% dirt54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

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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