Norvin Green State Forest

Gordon Lakes–Highlands Trail, 3 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 1,030 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Gordon Lakes–Highlands Trail, 3 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Norvin Green State Forest near Upper Macopin, NJ. The route reaches Gordon Lakes at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 1,030 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi906 – 1,221 ft · steepest grade: 22%6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.06896, -74.36460
Nearest town Upper Macopin, NJ

Directions

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Gordon Lakes–Highlands Trail, 3 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 1,030 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Elevation 904–1,220 ft

Out & Back · Norvin Green State Forest

Trailhead: 41.06896, -74.36460

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right onto Old Snake Den Road, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Wyanokie Crest Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.3 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miReach Gordon Lakes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Wyanokie Crest Trail, heading E.
  7. 1.3 miTurn left onto Old Snake Den Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 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

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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