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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Old Snake Den Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Wyanokie Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Gordon Lakes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Wyanokie Crest Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Old Snake Den Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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
More from this trailhead
- Old Snake Den Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 284 ft
- Boy Scout Lake via Old Snake Den Road 3 mi · ▲ 311 ft
- Old Snake Den Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 482 ft
- Will Monore Loop & Wyanokie Crest Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 423 ft
- Den Trail–Old Snake Den Road/Den Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 670 ft
- Wyanokie High Point–High Point Loop/Highlands Viewpoint, 5 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 658 ft
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