Schooley's Mountain County Park

Rock Outcrop–Lake George, 5 sights

6.9 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Rock Outcrop–Lake George, 5 sights is a 6.9-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 Rock Outcrop at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 410 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi929 – 1,099 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: yellow 40.81117, -74.80998
Nearest town Schooleys Mountain, NJ

Directions

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Rock Outcrop–Lake George, 5 sights

6.9 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 928–1,098 ft

Out & Back · Schooley's Mountain County Park

Trailhead: yellow · 40.81117, -74.80998

Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 73°F / low 62° · precip 2% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on yellow, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto light blue, heading N.
  3. 300 ftSharp right onto green, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto power line service road, heading SE.
  5. 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Patriots' Path, heading E.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miPass Koehler's Pond.
  9. 0.8 miPass Lake George.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Highland Cut Trail, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto Grand Loop Trail, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 250 ftReach Rock Outcrop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto Highland Cut Trail, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miBear right onto Patriots' Path, heading W.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 1.4 miBear left, heading N.
  22. 1.1 miTurn left onto green, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miSharp left onto light blue, heading NW.
  24. 300 ftBear left onto yellow, heading NW.
  25. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

88% dirt1% paved11% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 73°F62°
Precip2%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity73%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 70°59°
Mon 75°53°
Tue 78°55°
Wed 82°61° 15%
Thu 79°62° 15%
Fri 70°48°

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