Legend Rock–Sunrise Lake, 8 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Lewis Morris County Park near Glen Alpin, NJ. The route passes Cat Swamp Pond, Lewis Morris County Park Beach and Sunrise Lake before reaching Legend Rock at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 1,164 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi348 – 761 ft · steepest grade: 21%10.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.77531, -74.51695
Nearest town Glen Alpin, NJ
Directions
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Legend Rock–Sunrise Lake, 8 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 1,164 ft · 3 hr 59 min
Elevation 348–761 ft
Out & Back · Lewis Morris County Park
Trailhead: 40.77531, -74.51695
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 63° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto New York Bridgade Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Cat Swamp Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Grand Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading W.
- 0.5 miPass Lewis Morris County Park Beach.
- 50 ftBear right onto Green Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading W.
- 450 ftPass Sunrise Lake.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Patriots' Path, heading W.
- 1.8 miSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Legend Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Patriots' Path, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading E.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Green Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Grand Loop Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto New York Bridgade Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
79% dirt21% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 76°F63°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity73%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago (0.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun
72°59°
Mon
78°57°
Tue
81°60°
Wed
83°64°
Thu
81°65°
Fri
72°55°
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