Stokes State Forest
Mount McMitchell–Spanish Overlook, 4 viewpoints
11.2 mi · ▲ 1,368 ft · 4 hr 25 min
Mount McMitchell–Spanish Overlook, 4 viewpoints is an 11.2-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Abertown, NJ. The route passes Blue Mountain Viewpoint and Mount McMitchell before reaching Spanish Overlook at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 1,368 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Mount McMitchell–Spanish Overlook, 4 viewpoints
11.2 mi · ▲ 1,368 ft · 4 hr 25 min
Elevation 721–1,525 ft
Out & Back · Stokes State Forest
Trailhead: Blue Mountain Trail · 41.22517, -74.76013
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Blue Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tinsley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Blue Mountain Connector Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Blue Mountain Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 2.1 miTurn right onto Americorps Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Explorer Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Nacho Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Spanish Overlook Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftPass Spanish Overlook.
- 50 ftReach Mount McMitchell, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Nacho Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Explorer Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Americorps Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
- 2.1 miTurn right onto Blue Mountain Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Tinsley Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Blue Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Blue Mountain Trail Trailhead
- Blue Mountain Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Blue Mountain Loop Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Blue Mountain Trail 4 mi · ▲ 174 ft
- Silver Mine Branch & Silver Mine Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 373 ft
- Stokes Beach & Silver Mine Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 456 ft
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