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Jenny Jump Trail (Light Blue) & Mountain Lake Trail (Yellow)

4.1 mi · ▲ 1,085 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Jenny Jump Trail (Light Blue) & Mountain Lake Trail (Yellow) is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Swayzes Mills, NJ. It climbs 1,085 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi430 – 906 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mountain Lake Trail (Yellow) 40.86518, -74.98256
Nearest town Swayzes Mills, NJ
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Jenny Jump Trail (Light Blue) & Mountain Lake Trail (Yellow)

4.1 mi · ▲ 1,085 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 431–907 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mountain Lake Trail (Yellow) · 40.86518, -74.98256

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mountain Lake Trail (Yellow), heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miBear left onto Jenny Jump Trail (Light Blue), heading W.
  4. 1.5 miReach Mountain Lake Trail (Yellow), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mountain Lake Trail (Yellow), heading S.
  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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/jenny-jump-trail-light-blue-mountain-lake-trail-yellow-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Swayzes Mills, New Jersey