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Mount Nebo–Lake Iliff, 9 sights

8.7 mi · ▲ 321 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Mount Nebo–Lake Iliff, 9 sights is an 8.7-mile out-and-back near Clearwater, NJ. The route passes Lake Iliff, Gardners Pond, Twin Lakes and 3 more before reaching Mount Nebo at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 321 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi574 – 807 ft · steepest grade: 19%9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Andover Loop Trail 41.02974, -74.71997
Nearest town Clearwater, NJ
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Mount Nebo–Lake Iliff, 9 sights

8.7 mi · ▲ 321 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Elevation 575–807 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Andover Loop Trail · 41.02974, -74.71997

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Andover Loop Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Iliff.
  3. 2.2 miPass Gardners Pond.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right onto Andover Junction Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miBear left onto Explorer Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftPass Twin Lakes.
  8. 150 ftTurn right onto Andover Loop/Sussex Branch Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miPass Twin Lakes.
  10. 100 ftSharp left onto Twin Lakes Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miPass Twin Lakes Viewpoint.
  12. 150 ftSharp left onto Mount Nebo Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miPass Mount Nebo Viewpoint.
  14. 150 ftReach Mount Nebo, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.1 miSharp right onto Twin Lakes Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.4 miSharp right onto Andover Loop/Sussex Branch Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 300 ftTurn right onto Explorer Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miBear right onto Andover Junction Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.6 miSharp left onto Andover Loop Trail, heading S.
  21. 2.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mount-nebo-lake-iliff-out-back-10-lakes

Trail surface

13% gravel3% dirt84% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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