Stokes State Forest
Kittatinny Lake Beach–Kittattiny Beach, 5 beaches
4.2 mi · ▲ 941 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Kittatinny Lake Beach–Kittattiny Beach, 5 beaches is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Culvers Inlet, NJ. The route passes Kittattiny Beach, Culvers Gap and Kittatinny Lake Beach. It climbs 941 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Kittatinny Lake Beach–Kittattiny Beach, 5 beaches
4.2 mi · ▲ 941 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 919–1,372 ft
Out & Back · Stokes State Forest
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 41.17692, -74.79092
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Kittattiny Beach.
- 50 ftPass Culvers Gap.
- 50 ftPass Kittatinny Lake Beach.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Acropolis Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Jacobs Ladder Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Kittatinny Lake Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Acropolis Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Acropolis Viewpoint–Kittatinny Lake Beach, 6 beaches 1.9 mi · ▲ 443 ft
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