Stokes State Forest
Lake Ashroe–Jacobs Ladder Trail, 4 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 831 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Lake Ashroe–Jacobs Ladder Trail, 4 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Normanook, NJ. The route reaches Lake Ashroe. It climbs 831 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi801 – 1,394 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Red Maple Trail 41.18212, -74.81203
Nearest town Normanook, NJ
Directions
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Lake Ashroe–Jacobs Ladder Trail, 4 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 831 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Elevation 801–1,394 ft
Out & Back · Stokes State Forest
Trailhead: Red Maple Trail · 41.18212, -74.81203
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
- Start on Red Maple Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Lake Ashroe.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Coss Road/Red Maple Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Woods Road/Red Maple Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Brink Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Lake Ashroe, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Brink Road/Shelter Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Jacobs Ladder Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Coss Road/Red Maple Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Red Maple Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 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
71% dirt29% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:24 PM
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