Lewis Morris County Park Beach–Sunrise Lake, 6 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 365 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Lewis Morris County Park Beach–Sunrise Lake, 6 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Lewis Morris County Park near Washington Corner, NJ. The route passes Lewis Morris County Park Beach and Sunrise Lake. It climbs 365 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lewis Morris County Park Beach–Sunrise Lake, 6 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 365 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 381–604 ft
Out & Back · Lewis Morris County Park
Trailhead: 40.78085, -74.56598
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 64° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Pink Dot Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left onto Green Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Green/Orange Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Green Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading N.
- 250 ftPass Sunrise Lake.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading E.
- 50 ftReach Lewis Morris County Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Green Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading S.
- 450 ftBear right onto Red Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Red Dot Trail / Restricted Vehicular Gravel Road (to Group Camping Area), heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Dot Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Dot Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Yellow Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 142 ft
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- Yellow Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 170 ft
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