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.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 1,371 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Appalachian Trail 41.17692, -74.79092
Nearest town Culvers Inlet, NJ

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Appalachian Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Kittattiny Beach.
  3. 50 ftPass Culvers Gap.
  4. 50 ftPass Kittatinny Lake Beach.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Acropolis Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.3 miTurn right onto Jacobs Ladder Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miReach Kittatinny Lake Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
  10. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Acropolis Trail, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.5 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 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM

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