Ernest Walter/Bearfort Ridge Viewpoint–Ernest Walter Viewpoint, 5 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Abram S. Hewitt State Forest near Upper Greenwood Lake, NJ. The route passes West Pond and Ernest Walter Viewpoint before reaching Ernest Walter/Bearfort Ridge Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 533 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,086 – 1,394 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail 41.19478, -74.36881
Nearest town Upper Greenwood Lake, NJ
Directions
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Ernest Walter/Bearfort Ridge Viewpoint–Ernest Walter Viewpoint, 5 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 533 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 1,086–1,393 ft
Out & Back · Abram S. Hewitt State Forest
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 41.19478, -74.36881
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Ernest Walter Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miPass West Pond.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto West Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ernest Walter Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Ernest Walter Viewpoint.
- 0.1 miReach Ernest Walter/Bearfort Ridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto West Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ernest Walter Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
65% dirt35% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM
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