Tourne County Park

Elephant Rock–Mountain Lake, 9 sights

5 mi · ▲ 506 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elephant Rock–Mountain Lake, 9 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Tourne County Park near Mountain Lakes, NJ. The route passes Elephant Rock, Birchwood Lake and Mountain Lake before reaching Sunset Lake at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 506 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi512 – 679 ft · steepest grade: 15%5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wildflower Trail 40.90869, -74.43365
Nearest town Mountain Lakes, NJ

Directions

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Elephant Rock–Mountain Lake, 9 sights

5 mi · ▲ 506 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 512–680 ft

Out & Back · Tourne County Park

Trailhead: Wildflower Trail · 40.90869, -74.43365

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 772 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wildflower Trail, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Fern Trail, heading N.
  3. 50 ftPass Elephant Rock.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Trillium Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Wildflower Trail, heading N.
  6. 200 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 400 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Dot Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miPass Birchwood Lake.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Birchwood Loop, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sled Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 200 ftPass Mountain Lake.
  20. 100 ftSharp right onto Boulevard Bike Path, heading S.
  21. 0.5 miPass Sunset Lake.
  22. 100 ftReach Elephant Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  24. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sled Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right onto Birchwood Loop, heading NW.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading N.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left onto Blue Dot Trail, heading NE.
  29. 0.4 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading NE.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  31. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  33. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 450 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  36. 350 ftTurn right onto Wildflower Trail, heading N.
  37. 200 ftBear left onto Trillium Trail, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftTurn right onto Fern Trail, heading NE.
  39. 150 ftTurn left onto Wildflower Trail, heading N.
  40. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

39% dirt20% paved8% gravel33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 772 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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