Lake Shawnee via Compton-Gobel Road
4.4 mi · ▲ 327 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Lake Shawnee via Compton-Gobel Road is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Hurdtown, NJ. The route reaches Lake Shawnee. It climbs 327 ft. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Directions
Lake Shawnee via Compton-Gobel Road
4.4 mi · ▲ 327 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 935–1,154 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.97165, -74.59187
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.
- 50 ftPass Lake Shawnee.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Compton-Gobel Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Compton Gobel Road, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Compton-Gobel Road, heading E.
- 1.3 miReach Lake Shawnee, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Compton Gobel Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Compton-Gobel Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 1.7 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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