Lake Solitude & Highlands Trail via Columbia Trail is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in Ken Lockwood Gorge near Crestmoore, NJ. The route reaches Lake Solitude at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi338 – 495 ft13.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Columbia Trail 40.74206, -74.82327
Nearest town Crestmoore, NJ
Directions
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Lake Solitude & Highlands Trail via Columbia Trail
12.6 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 4 hr 18 min
Elevation 339–497 ft
Out & Back · Ken Lockwood Gorge
Trailhead: Columbia Trail · 40.74206, -74.82327
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Columbia Trail, heading S.
- 4.4 miBear left onto Highlands Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Columbia Trail, heading W.
- 2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftReach Lake Solitude, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Highlands Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Columbia Trail, heading N.
- 4.3 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
98% gravel1% paved1% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 77°F65°
Precip1%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity73%
Rained 0.7″ 2 days ago (0.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun
73°61°
Mon
78°56°
Tue
80°57°
Wed
84°62°
Thu
81°65°
Fri
72°52°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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