Norvin Green State Forest

Hewitt-Butler Viewpoint via Torne Trail

1.2 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 30 min

Hewitt-Butler Viewpoint via Torne Trail is a 1.2-mile out-and-back in Norvin Green State Forest near Apshawa, NJ. The route reaches Hewitt-Butler Viewpoint at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 199 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 961 ft · steepest grade: 22%1.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hewitt-Butler Trail 41.04560, -74.35019
Nearest town Apshawa, NJ

Directions

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Hewitt-Butler Viewpoint via Torne Trail

1.2 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 30 min

Elevation 819–961 ft

Out & Back · Norvin Green State Forest

Trailhead: Hewitt-Butler Trail · 41.04560, -74.35019

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hewitt-Butler Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Torne Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Hewitt-Butler Trail, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftReach Hewitt-Butler Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 250 ftTurn left onto Torne Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Hewitt-Butler Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.2 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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