Stokes State Forest

Kittatinny Lake–Stony Lake, 7 beaches

8.1 mi · ▲ 573 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Kittatinny Lake–Stony Lake, 7 beaches is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Tuttles Corner, NJ. The route passes Stokes Beach, Stony Lake, Stokes Beach and 2 more before reaching Kittatinny Lake at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 573 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 1,073 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blue Mountain Connector Trail 41.21472, -74.78172
Nearest town Tuttles Corner, NJ

Directions

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Kittatinny Lake–Stony Lake, 7 beaches

8.1 mi · ▲ 573 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 656–1,074 ft

Out & Back · Stokes State Forest

Trailhead: Blue Mountain Connector Trail · 41.21472, -74.78172

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Blue Mountain Connector Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Stony Brook Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.7 miPass Stokes Beach.
  5. 0.2 miPass Stony Lake.
  6. 350 ftTurn right onto Stony Lake Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miPass Stokes Beach.
  8. 0.6 miSharp left onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading N.
  9. 1.7 miPass Kittattiny Beach.
  10. 50 ftPass Kittatinny Lake Beach.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miReach Kittatinny Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 1.9 miSharp right onto Stony Lake Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left onto Stony Brook/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading N.
  15. 1 miTurn right onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Mountain Connector Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.1 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

92% dirt1% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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