Norvin Green State Forest
Manaticut/Lake Sonoma Viewpoint–Lake Sonoma, 5 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 341 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Manaticut/Lake Sonoma Viewpoint–Lake Sonoma, 5 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Norvin Green State Forest near Stonetown, NJ. The route passes Lake Sonoma and Manaticut/Lake Sonoma Viewpoint. It climbs 341 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Manaticut/Lake Sonoma Viewpoint–Lake Sonoma, 5 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 341 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 542–824 ft
Out & Back · Norvin Green State Forest
Trailhead: Manaticut Spur Trail · 41.09088, -74.32111
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 74°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Manaticut Spur Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Manaticut Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Lake Sonoma Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Manaticut/Lake Sonoma Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftPass Lake Sonoma.
- 50 ftPass Manaticut/Lake Sonoma Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Sonoma/Manaticut Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Lake Sonoma Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Manaticut Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Lake Sonoma Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Manaticut/Lake Sonoma Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Manaticut Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Lake Sonoma Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Lake Sonoma/Manaticut Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Manaticut/Lake Sonoma Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Lake Sonoma Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Manaticut Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Manaticut Spur Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Manaticut Spur Trail Trailhead
- Manaticut Point–Lake Sonoma Trail, 4 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 479 ft
- Burnt Meadow Road & Lake Sonoma Trail via Manaticut Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 667 ft
- Signal Rock–Burnt Meadow Road, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 919 ft
- Stonetown Circular Viewpoint–Burnt Meadow Road, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 901 ft
- Lake Sonoma–Burnt Meadow Road, 6 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 641 ft
- Manaticut/Lake Sonoma Viewpoint–Overlook Rock, 7 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 882 ft
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