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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miSharp right, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mount Tammany Fire Road, heading NW.
  5. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 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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