Mount Tammany Fire Road
4.8 mi · ▲ 547 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Mount Tammany Fire Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Mount Pleasant, NJ. It climbs 547 ft, with sections as steep as 50% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi991 – 1,542 ft · steepest grade: 50%4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.98192, -75.06521
Nearest town Mount Pleasant, NJ
Directions
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Mount Tammany Fire Road
4.8 mi · ▲ 547 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 992–1,541 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.98192, -75.06521
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mount Tammany Fire Road, heading NW.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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 1.5 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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