Norvin Green State Forest

Manaticut/Lake Sonoma Viewpoint–Lake Sonoma, 5 sights

3.3 mi · ▲ 355 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Manaticut/Lake Sonoma Viewpoint–Lake Sonoma, 5 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Norvin Green State Forest near Stonetown, NJ. The route passes Lake Sonoma before reaching Manaticut/Lake Sonoma Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 355 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi696 – 896 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Burnt Meadow Road 41.09819, -74.31848
Nearest town Stonetown, NJ

Directions

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Manaticut/Lake Sonoma Viewpoint–Lake Sonoma, 5 sights

3.3 mi · ▲ 355 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 694–897 ft

Out & Back · Norvin Green State Forest

Trailhead: Burnt Meadow Road · 41.09819, -74.31848

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start on Burnt Meadow Road, heading N.
  2. 1 miContinue straight onto Lake Sonoma Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miPass Lake Sonoma.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Manaticut Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Sonoma Trail, heading S.
  7. 200 ftTurn left onto Lake Sonoma/Manaticut Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Manaticut/Lake Sonoma Trail, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftPass Manaticut/Lake Sonoma Viewpoint.
  10. 400 ftTurn left onto Lake Sonoma Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.9 miSharp right onto Burnt Meadow Road, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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