Stokes State Forest

Lake Ashroe & Steffen Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 699 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Lake Ashroe & Steffen Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Normanook, NJ. The route reaches Lake Ashroe at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 699 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi784 – 1,161 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Steffen Trail 41.18573, -74.80377
Nearest town Normanook, NJ

Directions

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Lake Ashroe & Steffen Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 699 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 785–1,162 ft

Out & Back · Stokes State Forest

Trailhead: Steffen Trail · 41.18573, -74.80377

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Steffen Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right onto Red Maple Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.9 miReach Lake Ashroe, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left onto Steffen Trail, heading N.
  5. 1.2 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 6:33 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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