Schooley's Mountain County Park
Lake George & Highland Cut Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 55 min
Lake George & Highland Cut Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Schooley's Mountain County Park near Springtown, NJ. The route reaches Lake George at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 217 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lake George & Highland Cut Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 55 min
Elevation 938–1,099 ft
Out & Back · Schooley's Mountain County Park
Trailhead: Grand Loop Trail · 40.80201, -74.78196
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 75°F / low 63° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Grand Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Highland Cut Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Patriots' Path, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftReach Lake George, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Highland Cut Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Grand Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Grand Loop Trail Trailhead
- Grand Loop Trail–Highland Cut Trail, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 277 ft
- Patriots' Viewpoint & Grand Loop Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 513 ft
- Upper Falls–Lake George, 6 sights 8.6 mi · ▲ 759 ft
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