Mount Tammany Fire Road

4.3 mi · ▲ 732 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Mount Tammany Fire Road is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Mount Pleasant, NJ. It climbs 732 ft, with sections as steep as 57% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi804 – 1,542 ft · steepest grade: 57%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.96992, -75.07346
Nearest town Mount Pleasant, NJ

Directions

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Mount Tammany Fire Road

4.3 mi · ▲ 732 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 804–1,541 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.96992, -75.07346

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mount Tammany Fire Road, heading N.
  12. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  19. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 50 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 (~53 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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