Schooley's Mountain County Park
Rock Outcrop–Lake George, 5 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Rock Outcrop–Lake George, 5 sights is a 3.8-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, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rock Outcrop–Lake George, 5 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 928–1,048 ft
Out & Back · Schooley's Mountain County Park
Trailhead: 40.80565, -74.80184
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 74°F / low 63° · 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 NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Patriots' Path, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miPass Koehler's Pond.
- 0.8 miPass Lake George.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Highland Cut Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Grand Loop Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftReach Rock Outcrop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Highland Cut Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Patriots' Path, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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
- Patriots' Viewpoint–Lake George, 5 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 385 ft
- Lake George–Koehler's Pond, 4 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 725 ft
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