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Stokes State Forest

Lake Shawanni & Shay Road/Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Lake Shawanni & Shay Road/Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Bevans, NJ. The route reaches Lake Shawanni. It climbs 261 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi879 – 1,161 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Shay Road/Trail 41.16755, -74.84492
Nearest town Bevans, NJ
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Lake Shawanni & Shay Road/Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 878–1,161 ft

Out & Back · Stokes State Forest

Trailhead: Shay Road/Trail · 41.16755, -74.84492

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Shay Road/Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Shawanni.
  3. 1 miTurn left onto Brink Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Brink Road/Shelter Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miReach Lake Shawanni, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Brink Road, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Shay Road/Trail, heading N.
  8. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-shawanni-lake-shawanni-out-back-3-lakes-5-km

Trail surface

82% gravel18% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route

Hikes near Bevans, New Jersey