Ernest Walter/Bearfort Ridge Viewpoint–Ernest Walter Viewpoint, 6 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Abram S. Hewitt State Forest near Willow Brook, NJ. The route passes Parker Lake, West Pond and Ernest Walter Viewpoint before reaching Ernest Walter/Bearfort Ridge Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 993 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,086 – 1,394 ft8.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: William Hoeferlin Trail 41.19828, -74.39739
Nearest town Willow Brook, NJ
Directions
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Ernest Walter/Bearfort Ridge Viewpoint–Ernest Walter Viewpoint, 6 sights
8.6 mi · ▲ 993 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Elevation 1,086–1,393 ft
Out & Back · Abram S. Hewitt State Forest
Trailhead: William Hoeferlin Trail · 41.19828, -74.39739
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on William Hoeferlin Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Parker Lake.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 3.3 miTurn right onto Ernest Walter Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass West Pond.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto West Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ernest Walter Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Ernest Walter Viewpoint.
- 0.1 miReach Ernest Walter/Bearfort Ridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 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 NE.
- 3.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto William Hoeferlin Trail, heading SW.
- 500 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
80% dirt1% gravel19% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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