Lake Telemark–Cogswell Mine Trail, 7 sights

3 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Lake Telemark–Cogswell Mine Trail, 7 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back near Lake Telemark, NJ. The route passes Lake Telemark and Lake Telemark. It climbs 445 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi666 – 899 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.96459, -74.49607
Nearest town Lake Telemark, NJ

Directions

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Lake Telemark–Cogswell Mine Trail, 7 sights

3 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 665–901 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.96459, -74.49607

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 74°F / low 62° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Shotgun Trail, heading NW.
  3. 400 ftBear right onto Hermod Trail, heading NW.
  4. 400 ftTurn left onto Low Line, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miPass Lake Telemark.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Evergreen Trail, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Tent Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Brook Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miReach Lake Telemark, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  12. 350 ftSharp right onto Gus N Bru Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Iron Spirit Trail, heading SE.
  14. 450 ftTurn left onto Brook Trail, heading W.
  15. 400 ftContinue straight onto Meril Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miBear left onto Evergreen Trail, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Cogswell Mine Trail, heading N.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  21. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Free Solo, heading NE.
  22. 100 ftSharp right onto Hudsonia Overlook Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.4 miBear left onto Shotgun Trail, heading W.
  24. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F62°
Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago (0.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 70°60°
Mon 76°53°
Tue 80°56°
Wed 83°62° 15%
Thu 78°62° 15%
Fri 70°51°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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