Norvin Green State Forest

Manaticut Point–Boy Scout Lake, 4 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 894 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Manaticut Point–Boy Scout Lake, 4 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Norvin Green State Forest near Upper Macopin, NJ. The route passes Boy Scout Lake and Manaticut Point. It climbs 894 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi554 – 961 ft · steepest grade: 36%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Camp Wyanokie Trail 41.07516, -74.34760
Nearest town Upper Macopin, NJ

Directions

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Manaticut Point–Boy Scout Lake, 4 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 894 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 554–962 ft

Out & Back · Norvin Green State Forest

Trailhead: Camp Wyanokie Trail · 41.07516, -74.34760

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Camp Wyanokie Trail, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Boy Scout Lake.
  3. 1.7 miPass Manaticut Point.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Manaticut Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right onto Manaticut-Sonoma Trail Connector, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Manaticut/Lake Sonoma Trail, heading N.
  7. 100 ftReach Manaticut Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 100 ftTurn left onto Manaticut-Sonoma Trail Connector, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left onto Manaticut Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto West Brook Connector, heading SE.
  11. 1.6 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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