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.
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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
- Start on Blue Mountain Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Stony Brook Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miPass Stokes Beach.
- 0.2 miPass Stony Lake.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Stony Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Stokes Beach.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miPass Kittattiny Beach.
- 50 ftPass Kittatinny Lake Beach.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Kittatinny Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miSharp right onto Stony Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Stony Brook/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Mountain Connector Trail, heading N.
- 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.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Blue Mountain Connector Trail Trailhead
- Blue Mountain Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Stony Lake–Stokes Beach, 3 beaches 2.6 mi · ▲ 219 ft
- Silver Mine Branch–Silver Mine Trail, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 277 ft
- Shotwell Pond & Blue Mountain Loop Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 292 ft
- Appalachian Viewpoint–Tower Viewpoint, 8 sights 6 mi · ▲ 877 ft
- Blue Mountain Loop Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 589 ft
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