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Stokes State Forest

Lake Ashroe–Jacobs Ladder Trail, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,012 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Lake Ashroe–Jacobs Ladder Trail, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Culvers Inlet, NJ. The route reaches Lake Ashroe at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,012 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi801 – 1,276 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.15573, -74.81594
Nearest town Culvers Inlet, NJ
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Lake Ashroe–Jacobs Ladder Trail, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,012 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 801–1,277 ft

Out & Back · Stokes State Forest

Trailhead: 41.15573, -74.81594

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Jacobs Ladder Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miBear left onto Coss Road/Red Maple Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miBear right onto Red Maple Trail, heading N.
  6. 1.4 miReach Lake Ashroe, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.4 miBear left onto Coss Road/Red Maple Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto Jacobs Ladder Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-ashroe-lake-ashroe-out-back-4-sights-8-km

Trail surface

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:24 PM

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