Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Great Gorge Lake
3.1 mi · ▲ 833 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Great Gorge Lake is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area near McAfee, NJ. The route reaches Great Gorge Lake at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 833 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Great Gorge Lake
3.1 mi · ▲ 833 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 440–1,295 ft
Out & Back · Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 41.17937, -74.53051
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Great Gorge Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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