Schooley's Mountain County Park
Patriots' Viewpoint–Lake George, 5 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Patriots' Viewpoint–Lake George, 5 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Schooley's Mountain County Park near Schooleys Mountain, NJ. The route passes Koehler's Pond and Lake George before reaching Patriots' Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 385 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Patriots' Viewpoint–Lake George, 5 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 749–1,036 ft
Out & Back · Schooley's Mountain County Park
Trailhead: 40.80396, -74.80316
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 73°F / low 62° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Patriots' Path, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miPass Koehler's Pond.
- 0.8 miPass Lake George.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Falling Waters Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Patriots' Path, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Patriots' Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Falling Waters Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Patriots' Path, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Upper Falls–Patriots' Path, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 443 ft
- Lower Falls–Upper Falls, 3 viewpoints 3.7 mi · ▲ 409 ft
- Rock Outcrop–Lake George, 5 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 193 ft
- Lake George–Koehler's Pond, 4 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 725 ft
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