Norvin Green State Forest

Lake Sonoma Trail–Manaticut/Lake Sonoma Trail Loop, 4 sights

6 mi · ▲ 877 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Lake Sonoma Trail–Manaticut/Lake Sonoma Trail Loop, 4 sights is a 6-mile loop in Norvin Green State Forest near Stonetown, NJ. It climbs 877 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi653 – 1,171 ft · steepest grade: 20%6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Burnt Meadow Road 41.10490, -74.32729
Nearest town Stonetown, NJ

Directions

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Lake Sonoma Trail–Manaticut/Lake Sonoma Trail Loop, 4 sights

6 mi · ▲ 877 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 652–1,171 ft

Loop · Norvin Green State Forest

Trailhead: Burnt Meadow Road · 41.10490, -74.32729

Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 74°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start on Burnt Meadow Road, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right onto Lake Sonoma Trail, heading W.
  3. 1 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right onto Overlook Rock Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftSharp left onto Tapawingo Trail, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Overlook Rock Trail, heading NW.
  8. 1.7 miBear left onto Manaticut Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto Manaticut-Sonoma Trail Connector, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Manaticut/Lake Sonoma Trail, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftTurn left onto Lake Sonoma Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.9 miBear left onto Burnt Meadow Road/Lake Sonoma Trail, heading NE.
  13. 450 ftContinue straight onto Burnt Meadow Road/Lake Sonoma/Stonetown Circular Trail, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Burnt Meadow Road/Lake Sonoma Trail, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Burnt Meadow Road, heading N.
  16. 0.2 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.

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F55°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity67%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:22 PM
Tue 77°58°
Wed 83°60°
Thu 85°65° 31%
Fri 76°56° 19%
Sat 77°55°
Sun 84°62°

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