Stokes State Forest

Lake Wapalanne–Stokes Beach, 4 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 548 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Lake Wapalanne–Stokes Beach, 4 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Abertown, NJ. The route passes Lake Wapalanne before reaching Stokes Beach at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 548 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi722 – 994 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.22683, -74.75211
Nearest town Abertown, NJ

Directions

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Lake Wapalanne–Stokes Beach, 4 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 548 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Elevation 721–994 ft

Out & Back · Stokes State Forest

Trailhead: 41.22683, -74.75211

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Wapalanne.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right onto Tinsley Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Blue Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.8 miBear left onto Silver Mine Trail, heading S.
  6. 1.5 miSharp left onto Stony Brook Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miPass Stokes Beach.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftReach Lake Wapalanne, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right onto Silver Mine Trail, heading N.
  11. 1.5 miBear right onto Blue Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.8 miTurn right onto Tinsley Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 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

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM

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