Elephant Rock–Mountain Lake, 9 sights
5 mi · ▲ 502 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elephant Rock–Mountain Lake, 9 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Tourne County Park near Rainbow Lakes, NJ. The route passes Sunset Lake, Mountain Lake and Birchwood Lake before reaching Elephant Rock at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 502 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Elephant Rock–Mountain Lake, 9 sights
5 mi · ▲ 502 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 512–680 ft
Out & Back · Tourne County Park
Trailhead: Boulevard Bike Path · 40.88634, -74.45473
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 77°F / low 63° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 424 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Boulevard Bike Path, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Sunset Lake.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Mountain Lake.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sled Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Birchwood Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Birchwood Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Blue Dot Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Wildflower Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left onto Trillium Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Fern Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Elephant Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Trillium Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Wildflower Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Dot Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Birchwood Loop, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sled Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Boulevard Bike Path, heading S.
- 0.5 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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- Transit-accessible: stop 424 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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