Lake Shawnee Loop via Compton-Gobel Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 236 ft · 57 min
Lake Shawnee Loop via Compton-Gobel Road is a 2.5-mile loop near Hurdtown, NJ. The route reaches Lake Shawnee. It is mostly level, with 236 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Shawnee Loop via Compton-Gobel Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 236 ft · 57 min
Elevation 937–1,103 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 40.97181, -74.58869
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 73°F / low 62° · precip 8% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Waldon Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Lake Shawnee.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Compton-Gobel Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Compton Gobel Road, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Compton-Gobel Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Compton-Gobel Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Waldon Road via Compton-Gobel Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 391 ft
- Longwood Lake–Lake Shawnee, 3 lakes 5.1 mi · ▲ 657 ft
- Teal/Black Dot & Yellow Dot Trail via Yellow Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 593 ft
- Beaver Brook Trail (White) & Waldon Road 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,483 ft
- Compton- Gobel Road–Compton-Gobel Road, 3 sights 10 mi · ▲ 1,000 ft
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