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Stokes State Forest

Lake Wapalanne–Stony Brook Trail, 3 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 857 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Lake Wapalanne–Stony Brook Trail, 3 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Culvers Inlet, NJ. The route reaches Lake Wapalanne at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 857 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi784 – 1,486 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.19936, -74.75270
Nearest town Culvers Inlet, NJ
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Lake Wapalanne–Stony Brook Trail, 3 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 857 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 783–1,487 ft

Out & Back · Stokes State Forest

Trailhead: 41.19936, -74.75270

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Stony Brook Trail, heading SE.
  3. 200 ftTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.3 miSharp left onto Tinsley Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right onto Tinsley/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading N.
  6. 400 ftContinue straight onto Tinsley Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miReach Lake Wapalanne, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1 miContinue straight onto Tinsley/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading E.
  10. 400 ftTurn left onto Tinsley Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.8 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
  12. 1.3 miTurn right onto Stony Brook Trail, heading SW.
  13. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-wapalanne-lake-wapalanne-out-back-5-sights-10-km

Trail surface

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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