Schooley's Mountain County Park

Rock Outcrop & Bee-Line Trail via Columbia Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 506 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Rock Outcrop & Bee-Line Trail via Columbia Trail is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Schooley's Mountain County Park near Crestmoore, NJ. The route reaches Rock Outcrop at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 506 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi489 – 997 ft · steepest grade: 15%12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Columbia Trail 40.74206, -74.82327
Nearest town Crestmoore, NJ

Directions

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Rock Outcrop & Bee-Line Trail via Columbia Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 506 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Elevation 488–997 ft

Out & Back · Schooley's Mountain County Park

Trailhead: Columbia Trail · 40.74206, -74.82327

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Columbia Trail, heading N.
  2. 5.2 miBear left onto Patriots' Path, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bee-Line Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miBear right onto Grand Loop Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 300 ftReach Rock Outcrop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Bee-Line Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Patriots' Path, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miBear right onto Columbia Trail, heading SW.
  10. 5 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

86% gravel12% dirt1% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F65°
Precip1%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity73%
Rained 0.7″ 2 days ago (0.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 73°61°
Mon 78°56°
Tue 80°57°
Wed 84°62°
Thu 81°65°
Fri 72°52°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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