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.
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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
- Start on Hewitt-Butler Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Torne Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Hewitt-Butler Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach Hewitt-Butler Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Torne Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Hewitt-Butler Trail, heading E.
- 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.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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