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Stokes State Forest

Kittatinny Lake Beach–Kittattiny Beach, 4 beaches

5.9 mi · ▲ 927 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Kittatinny Lake Beach–Kittattiny Beach, 4 beaches is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Bevans, NJ. The route passes Kittattiny Beach before reaching Kittatinny Lake Beach at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 927 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi938 – 1,371 ft · steepest grade: 20%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Coss Road 41.17655, -74.83366
Nearest town Bevans, NJ
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Kittatinny Lake Beach–Kittattiny Beach, 4 beaches

5.9 mi · ▲ 927 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 939–1,372 ft

Out & Back · Stokes State Forest

Trailhead: Coss Road · 41.17655, -74.83366

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

  1. Start on Coss Road, heading S.
  2. 1.1 miBear right onto Coss Road/Red Maple Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Jacobs Ladder Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
  5. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Acropolis Trail, heading E.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Acropolis Trail, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftPass Kittattiny Beach.
  9. 50 ftReach Kittatinny Lake Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Acropolis Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
  13. 1.3 miTurn right onto Jacobs Ladder Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miBear left onto Coss Road/Red Maple Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miBear left onto Coss Road, heading NW.
  16. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/kittatinny-lake-beach-kittattiny-beach-out-back-4-beaches-10-km

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:24 PM

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