Ernest Walter Viewpoint & State Line Trail via Appalachian Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Abram S. Hewitt State Forest near Upper Greenwood Lake, NJ. The route reaches Ernest Walter Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 624 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,086 – 1,398 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.19594, -74.37053
Nearest town Upper Greenwood Lake, NJ
Directions
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Ernest Walter Viewpoint & State Line Trail via Appalachian Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 624 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 1,086–1,399 ft
Out & Back · Abram S. Hewitt State Forest
Trailhead: 41.19594, -74.37053
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 1.8 miBear right onto State Line Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Ernest Walter Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 1.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 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
79% dirt15% rock6% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM
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