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.
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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
- Start on Wildflower Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Fern Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Elephant Rock.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Trillium Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Wildflower Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Dot Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Birchwood Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Birchwood Loop, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sled Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftPass Mountain Lake.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Boulevard Bike Path, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Sunset Lake.
- 100 ftReach Elephant Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sled Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Birchwood Loop, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Blue Dot Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Wildflower Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left onto Trillium Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Fern Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Wildflower Trail, 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 772 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Wildflower Trail Trailhead
- Tourne–Elephant Rock, 3 summits 1.1 mi · ▲ 290 ft
- Fox Hill–Elephant Rock, 3 summits 1.5 mi · ▲ 260 ft
- Crystal Lake–Birchwood Lake, 5 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Birchwood Lake–Blue Dot Trail, 5 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 177 ft
- Boiling Spring–Birchwood Lake, 6 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 116 ft
- Elephant Rock–Birchwood Lake, 5 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 347 ft
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