Norvin Green State Forest

Old Snake Den Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 482 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Old Snake Den Road is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Norvin Green State Forest near Upper Macopin, NJ. It climbs 482 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi912 – 1,096 ft · steepest grade: 15%3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.06896, -74.36460
Nearest town Upper Macopin, NJ

Directions

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Old Snake Den Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 482 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 912–1,095 ft

Out & Back · Norvin Green State Forest

Trailhead: 41.06896, -74.36460

Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 72°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right onto Old Snake Den Road, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right onto Den Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miSharp left onto Old Snake Den Road, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

18% dirt82% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 72°F57°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity56%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:22 PM
Tue 75°60°
Wed 81°58°
Thu 75°62° 31%
Fri 72°52° 20%
Sat 76°52°
Sun 80°55°

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