Pleasant Valley Lake–Franklin Parker Trail (white/black), 4 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Pleasant Valley Lake–Franklin Parker Trail (white/black), 4 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Schiff Nature Preserve near Pleasant Valley, NJ. The route passes Pleasant Valley Lake before reaching Pleasant Valley Lake at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 404 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Pleasant Valley Lake–Franklin Parker Trail (white/black), 4 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 369–630 ft
Out & Back · Schiff Nature Preserve
Trailhead: white · 40.75331, -74.62520
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 64° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on white, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Pleasant Valley Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Critter Cove Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto white, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Gate Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto orange, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Franklin Parker Trail (white/black), heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Pleasant Valley Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left onto orange, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto North Gate Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto white, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Critter Cove Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto white, heading S.
- 0.1 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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