Longwood Lake & Beaver Brook Trail (White)
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,505 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Longwood Lake & Beaver Brook Trail (White) is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Upper Longwood, NJ. The route reaches Longwood Lake. It climbs 1,505 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Longwood Lake & Beaver Brook Trail (White)
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,505 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Elevation 710–1,192 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Compton-Gobel Road · 40.97780, -74.54849
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 74°F / low 62° · precip 8% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start on Compton-Gobel Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Longwood Lake.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Beaver Brook Trail (White), heading S.
- 2.3 miReach Longwood Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Compton-Gobel Road, heading E.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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