Mount Tammany Fire Road

4.3 mi · ▲ 723 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Mount Tammany Fire Road is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Mount Pleasant, NJ. It climbs 723 ft, with sections as steep as 55% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi817 – 1,542 ft · steepest grade: 55%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.97033, -75.07749
Nearest town Mount Pleasant, NJ

Directions

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Mount Tammany Fire Road

4.3 mi · ▲ 723 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 816–1,541 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.97033, -75.07749

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 200 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mount Tammany Fire Road, heading N.
  8. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  15. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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