Cushetunk Mountain Nature Preserve
Round Valley Reservoir–Blue Loop, 6 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 907 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Round Valley Reservoir–Blue Loop, 6 sights is a 4.6-mile loop in Cushetunk Mountain Nature Preserve near Potterstown, NJ. The route reaches Round Valley Reservoir. It climbs 907 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Round Valley Reservoir–Blue Loop, 6 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 907 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 252–775 ft
Loop · Cushetunk Mountain Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Yellow Trail · 40.62883, -74.80360
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Blue, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Cushetunk Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Unmarked, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Cushetunk Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Campground Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Round Valley Reservoir.
- 1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miThe loop closes 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
More from Yellow Trail Trailhead
- Creek Side Trail White Blaze 4.3 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Blue Trail–Blue, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,221 ft
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