Lake Hopatcong–CLOSED HT (No Access), 4 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Lake Hopatcong–CLOSED HT (No Access), 4 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Prospect Point, NJ. The route reaches Lake Hopatcong. It climbs 403 ft. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Lake Hopatcong–CLOSED HT (No Access), 4 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 923–1,084 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: LHT spur (Brady Rd-to-Liffy) · 40.96514, -74.62245
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 73°F / low 62° · precip 5% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on LHT spur (Brady Rd-to-Liffy), heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Lake Hopatcong.
- 50 ftTurn right onto LHT spur (PP-to-Liffy), heading N.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto CLOSED HT (No Access), heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lake Hopatcong Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Lake Hopatcong, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto CLOSED HT (No Access), heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto LHT spur (PP-to-Liffy), heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto LHT spur (Brady Rd-to-Liffy), heading S.
- 1 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from LHT spur (Brady Rd-to-Liffy) Trailhead
- Lake Hopatcong–CLOSED HT (No Access), 4 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 679 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Prospect Point, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Prospect Point, New Jersey