Abram S. Hewitt State Forest
Ernest Walter/Bearfort Ridge Viewpoint & Bearfort Ridge Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 894 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Ernest Walter/Bearfort Ridge Viewpoint & Bearfort Ridge Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Abram S. Hewitt State Forest near Browns, NJ. The route reaches Ernest Walter/Bearfort Ridge Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 894 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Ernest Walter/Bearfort Ridge Viewpoint & Bearfort Ridge Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 894 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 707–1,367 ft
Out & Back · Abram S. Hewitt State Forest
Trailhead: 41.15544, -74.36224
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 424 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Bearfort Ridge Spur Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bearfort Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miReach Ernest Walter/Bearfort Ridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miBear left onto Bearfort Ridge Spur Trail, heading SW.
- 400 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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- Transit-accessible: stop 424 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bearfort Ridge Trail 3 mi · ▲ 202 ft
- Woodruff Gap via Bearfort Ridge Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 744 ft
- Highlands Preserve Trail via Bearfort Ridge Trail 4 mi · ▲ 176 ft
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