Legend Rock–Sunrise Lake, 9 sights is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Morristown National Historical Park near Somersetin, 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 1,572 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Legend Rock–Sunrise Lake, 9 sights
13.3 mi · ▲ 1,572 ft · 5 hr 13 min
Elevation 348–761 ft
Out & Back · Morristown National Historical Park
Trailhead: 40.74652, -74.56096
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Carriage Road Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Patriots' Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path, heading N.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Grand Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Aqueduct Loop Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Orange Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NW.
- 0.5 miPass Lewis Morris County Park Beach.
- 50 ftBear right onto Green Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NW.
- 400 ftPass Sunrise Lake.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Patriots' Path, heading N.
- 1.8 miSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 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 SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 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 S.
- 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 SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading S.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Aqueduct Loop Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Grand Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path, heading S.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Patriots' Path, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Carriage Road Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Field Loop Trail Loop via Dogwood Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 349 ft
- Carriage Road Trail & Field Loop Trail via Dogwood Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 333 ft
- Grand Loop Trail & Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path 4.2 mi · ▲ 662 ft
- Bridle Trail–Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path, 4 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 778 ft
- Bridle Trail–Carriage Road Trail, 5 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 776 ft
- Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path–Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path, 3 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 798 ft
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