Ryker Lake & Unmarked Trail is a 1.2-mile out-and-back in Sparta Mountain Wildlife Management Area near Hopewell, NJ. The route reaches Ryker Lake at the turnaround, 0.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi948 – 1,079 ft1.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Highlands Trail 41.04716, -74.54452
Nearest town Hopewell, NJ
Directions
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Ryker Lake & Unmarked Trail
1.2 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 27 min
Elevation 950–1,080 ft
Out & Back · Sparta Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Highlands Trail · 41.04716, -74.54452
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Unmarked Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Ryker Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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
84% dirt16% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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