Stokes State Forest
Lake Wapalanne & Swenson Trail via Tinsley Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Lake Wapalanne & Swenson Trail via Tinsley Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Beemerville, NJ. The route reaches Lake Wapalanne at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 253 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi784 – 1,050 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Swenson Trail 41.23350, -74.72740
Nearest town Beemerville, NJ
Directions
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Lake Wapalanne & Swenson Trail via Tinsley Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 783–1,050 ft
Out & Back · Stokes State Forest
Trailhead: Swenson Trail · 41.23350, -74.72740
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Swenson Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Tinsley Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Lake Wapalanne, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Swenson Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 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
64% dirt36% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Swenson Trail Trailhead
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- Appalachian Viewpoint–Tower Viewpoint, 5 sights 10.1 mi · ▲ 1,008 ft
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