Schooley's Mountain County Park

Lake George–Bee-Line Trail, 5 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 565 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Lake George–Bee-Line Trail, 5 sights is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Schooley's Mountain County Park near Crestmoore, NJ. The route reaches Lake George at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 565 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi492 – 1,047 ft · steepest grade: 17%12.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Columbia Trail 40.74921, -74.82629
Nearest town Crestmoore, NJ

Directions

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Lake George–Bee-Line Trail, 5 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 565 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Elevation 491–1,048 ft

Out & Back · Schooley's Mountain County Park

Trailhead: Columbia Trail · 40.74921, -74.82629

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Columbia Trail, heading N.
  2. 4.7 miBear left onto Patriots' Path, heading NE.
  3. 500 ftContinue straight onto Bee-Line Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miBear right onto Grand Loop Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Highland Cut Trail, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto Patriots' Path, heading W.
  9. 150 ftReach Lake George, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Highland Cut Trail, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto Grand Loop Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miBear left onto Bee-Line Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Patriots' Path, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miBear right onto Columbia Trail, heading E.
  17. 4.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

79% gravel20% dirt1% boardwalk

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F65°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity73%
Rained 0.7″ 2 days ago (0.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 73°61°
Mon 78°56°
Tue 80°57°
Wed 84°62°
Thu 81°65°
Fri 72°50°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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