Stokes State Forest
Kittatinny Lake–Lake Ashroe, 4 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 528 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Kittatinny Lake–Lake Ashroe, 4 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Normanook, NJ. The route passes Lake Ashroe before reaching Kittatinny Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 528 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi801 – 1,142 ft4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Red Maple Trail 41.18388, -74.81123
Nearest town Normanook, NJ
Directions
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Kittatinny Lake–Lake Ashroe, 4 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 528 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 801–1,143 ft
Out & Back · Stokes State Forest
Trailhead: Red Maple Trail · 41.18388, -74.81123
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red Maple Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Lake Ashroe.
- 1.5 miBear left onto Coss Road/Red Maple Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Woods Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Kittatinny Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Coss Road/Red Maple Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Red Maple Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 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
72% dirt28% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:24 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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