AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Buck Mountain

Lake Rickabear

4.4 mi · ▲ 344 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Lake Rickabear is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Buck Mountain near Smoke Rise, NJ. The route reaches Lake Rickabear at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 344 ft. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi692 – 853 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.97924, -74.40158
Nearest town Smoke Rise, NJ
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Lake Rickabear

4.4 mi · ▲ 344 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 694–854 ft

Out & Back · Buck Mountain

Trailhead: 40.97924, -74.40158

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 74°F / low 62° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 1.1 miReach Lake Rickabear, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 350 ftArrive 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-rickabear-out-back-7-km

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F62°
Precip5%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago (0.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 70°58°
Mon 76°53°
Tue 80°56°
Wed 83°61°
Thu 78°62°
Fri 70°51°

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