Prospect Rock via Appalachian Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Abram S. Hewitt State Forest near Upper Greenwood Lake, NJ. The route reaches Prospect Rock at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 547 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,086 – 1,424 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.19594, -74.37053
Nearest town Upper Greenwood Lake, NJ
Directions
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Prospect Rock via Appalachian Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 547 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 1,086–1,422 ft
Out & Back · Abram S. Hewitt State Forest
Trailhead: 41.19594, -74.37053
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 2.2 miReach Prospect Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 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.
Trail surface
95% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM
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