Rockaway Township Open Space
Egbert lake & Egbert's Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 552 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Egbert lake & Egbert's Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Rockaway Township Open Space near Woodstock, NJ. The route reaches Egbert lake. It climbs 552 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Egbert lake & Egbert's Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 552 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 825–1,232 ft
Out & Back · Rockaway Township Open Space
Trailhead: 40.99282, -74.50688
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Egbert lake.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Egbert's Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Egbert lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Morris County Right of Way, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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