Lewis Morris County Park Beach–Sunrise Lake, 3 beaches is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Jockey Hollow Area near Washington Corner, NJ. The route passes Lewis Morris County Park Beach before reaching Sunrise Lake at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 390 ft. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi387 – 659 ft4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Yellow 40.76514, -74.54314
Nearest town Washington Corner, NJ
Directions
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Lewis Morris County Park Beach–Sunrise Lake, 3 beaches
3.7 mi · ▲ 390 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 387–658 ft
Out & Back · Jockey Hollow Area
Trailhead: Yellow · 40.76514, -74.54314
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Aqueduct Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Orange Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Green Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading W.
- 450 ftPass Sunrise Lake.
- 150 ftBear right onto Green Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftReach Lewis Morris County Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left onto Green Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading N.
- 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 NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Aqueduct Loop Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Yellow, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
53% dirt2% paved45% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 76°F64°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity69%
Rained 0.4″ 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
71°62°
Mon
78°56°
Tue
80°58°
Wed
84°62°
Thu
81°65°
Fri
72°52°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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