Legend Rock–Sunrise Lake, 8 sights is a 13.4-mile out-and-back in Morristown National Historical Park near Van Dorans Mills, NJ. The route passes Lewis Morris County Park Beach and Sunrise Lake before reaching Legend Rock at the turnaround, 6.7 miles in. It climbs 1,504 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Legend Rock–Sunrise Lake, 8 sights
13.4 mi · ▲ 1,504 ft · 5 hr 13 min
Elevation 335–761 ft
Out & Back · Morristown National Historical Park
Trailhead: Dogwood TrailPatriots' Path · 40.74105, -74.55372
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dogwood TrailPatriots' Path, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right onto Dogwood Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Habitat Health Interpretive Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sanctuary Driveway, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left onto Dogwood Spur Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Dogwood Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto River Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Grand Loop Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Aqueduct Loop Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Orange Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading SE.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NE.
- 0.5 miPass Lewis Morris County Park Beach.
- 100 ftBear right onto Green Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading N.
- 400 ftPass Sunrise Lake.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Patriots' Path, heading N.
- 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 N.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn 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 E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Aqueduct Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Grand Loop Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto River Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Dogwood Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Dogwood Spur Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right onto Sanctuary Driveway, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right onto Habitat Health Interpretive Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Dogwood Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftBear left onto Dogwood TrailPatriots' Path, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Dogwood TrailPatriots' Path Trailhead
- Dogwood Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 376 ft
- Dogwood Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 376 ft
- Dogwood Trail Loop 2.2 mi · ▲ 291 ft
- Dogwood Trail Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 291 ft
- Field Loop Trail Loop via Dogwood Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 295 ft
- Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path–Mendham-Elizabethtown Road Trail, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 688 ft
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