Fugawe Ridge–Splitrock Reservoir, 3 summits
6.8 mi · ▲ 870 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Fugawe Ridge–Splitrock Reservoir, 3 summits is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Buck Mountain near Smoke Rise, NJ. The route passes Splitrock Reservoir before reaching Fugawe Ridge at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 870 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Fugawe Ridge–Splitrock Reservoir, 3 summits
6.8 mi · ▲ 870 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 846–1,090 ft
Out & Back · Buck Mountain
Trailhead: Butternut Terr Connector · 41.00318, -74.42504
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start on Butternut Terr Connector, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Trail Connector to Indian Cliffs Outlook, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Splitrock Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Splitrock Reservoir.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Charlottesburg Road - Unpaved - Gated / Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue), heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue), heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Fugawe Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Charlottesburg Road - Unpaved - Gated / Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue), heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Splitrock Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Trail Connector to Indian Cliffs Outlook, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Butternut Terr Connector, heading N.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~95 min). Leave by 5:27 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Butternut Terr Connector Trailhead
- Splitrock Reservoir–Durham Pond, 6 lakes 3.6 mi · ▲ 570 ft
- Splitrock Reservoir–Beaver Pond, 8 sights 13.6 mi · ▲ 1,541 ft
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