Tourne County Park

Mountain Lake–Wildwood Lake, 6 sights

5 mi · ▲ 359 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Mountain Lake–Wildwood Lake, 6 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Tourne County Park near Mountain Lakes, NJ. The route passes Birchwood Lake, Birchwood Lake and Mountain Lake before reaching Wildwood Lake at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 359 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi525 – 682 ft · steepest grade: 15%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Purple 40.90964, -74.44152
Nearest town Mountain Lakes, NJ

Directions

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Mountain Lake–Wildwood Lake, 6 sights

5 mi · ▲ 359 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 524–683 ft

Out & Back · Tourne County Park

Trailhead: Purple · 40.90964, -74.44152

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Red, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto Orange Dot Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miBear right onto Purple Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Red, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Purple, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red, heading S.
  9. 50 ftPass Birchwood Lake.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Birchwood Loop, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sled Trail, heading S.
  13. 50 ftPass Birchwood Lake.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 300 ftBear left onto Boulevard Bike Path, heading S.
  16. 50 ftPass Mountain Lake.
  17. 0.7 miPass Wildwood Lake.
  18. 50 ftReach Mountain Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
  20. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sled Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right onto Birchwood Loop, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red, heading N.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Purple, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn right onto Purple Trail, heading N.
  28. 0.2 miBear left onto Orange Dot Trail, heading NW.
  29. 0.2 miBear right onto Red, heading NE.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

33% dirt9% gravel1% paved57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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