Norvin Green State Forest
Overlook Rock–Lake Sonoma, 4 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 346 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Overlook Rock–Lake Sonoma, 4 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Norvin Green State Forest near Stonetown, NJ. The route passes Lake Sonoma before reaching Overlook Rock at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 346 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Overlook Rock–Lake Sonoma, 4 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 346 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 655–990 ft
Out & Back · Norvin Green State Forest
Trailhead: Burnt Meadow Road · 41.10490, -74.32729
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 74°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start on Burnt Meadow Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Lake Sonoma Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Lake Sonoma.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Manaticut Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Overlook Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Lake Sonoma Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Burnt Meadow Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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