Norvin Green State Forest

Lake Sonoma Trail & Tapawingo Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Lake Sonoma Trail & Tapawingo Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Norvin Green State Forest near Stonetown, NJ. It climbs 512 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 1,024 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Lake Sonoma Trail & Tapawingo Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 655–1,023 ft

Out & Back · 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 ftReach Lake Sonoma Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Overlook Rock Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.8 miSharp left, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto Lake Sonoma Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 0.8 miSharp left onto Burnt Meadow Road, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 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

84% dirt16% 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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