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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Shotgun Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear right onto Hermod Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Low Line, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Lake Telemark.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Evergreen Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Tent Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Brook Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Lake Telemark, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Gus N Bru Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Iron Spirit Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Brook Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Meril Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Evergreen Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cogswell Mine Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Free Solo, heading NE.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Hudsonia Overlook Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Shotgun Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 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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