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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mount Tammany Fire Road, heading N.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 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
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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