Norvin Green State Forest
Gordon Lakes–Boy Scout Lake, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 910 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Gordon Lakes–Boy Scout Lake, 5 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Norvin Green State Forest near Macopin, NJ. The route passes Gordon Lakes before reaching Boy Scout Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 910 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Gordon Lakes–Boy Scout Lake, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 910 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 904–1,220 ft
Out & Back · Norvin Green State Forest
Trailhead: Highlands Trail · 41.05341, -74.36050
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start on Highlands Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Gordon Lakes.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Wyanokie Crest Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Will Monore loop, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Will Monroe Loop Spur Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Boy Scout Lake.
- 50 ftReach Gordon Lakes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Will Monore Loop, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Wyanokie Crest Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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