Norvin Green State Forest
Overlook Rock Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 511 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Overlook Rock Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Norvin Green State Forest near West Milford, NJ. It climbs 511 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi702 – 1,050 ft4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tapawingo Trail 41.11367, -74.34418
Nearest town West Milford, NJ
Directions
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Overlook Rock Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 511 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 702–1,051 ft
Out & Back · Norvin Green State Forest
Trailhead: Tapawingo Trail · 41.11367, -74.34418
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start on Tapawingo Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Overlook Rock Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Lake Sonoma Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Overlook Rock Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tapawingo Trail, heading N.
- 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.
Trail surface
92% dirt8% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM
More from Tapawingo Trail Trailhead
- Long Hill & Overlook Rock via Overlook Rock Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 447 ft
- Manaticut/Lake Sonoma Viewpoint–Overlook Rock, 4 viewpoints 3.7 mi · ▲ 563 ft
- Ricker Hill–Harrison Mountain, 7 summits 12 mi · ▲ 2,119 ft
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