Stokes State Forest
Shotwell Pond & Blue Mountain Loop Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 292 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Shotwell Pond & Blue Mountain Loop Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Tuttles Corner, NJ. The route reaches Shotwell Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 292 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi564 – 728 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Blue Mountain Connector Trail 41.21472, -74.78172
Nearest town Tuttles Corner, NJ
Directions
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Shotwell Pond & Blue Mountain Loop Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 292 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 565–728 ft
Out & Back · Stokes State Forest
Trailhead: Blue Mountain Connector Trail · 41.21472, -74.78172
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Blue Mountain Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miReach Shotwell Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miTurn left onto Blue Mountain Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 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
83% dirt17% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Blue Mountain Connector Trail Trailhead
- Blue Mountain Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Stony Lake–Stokes Beach, 3 beaches 2.6 mi · ▲ 219 ft
- Silver Mine Branch–Silver Mine Trail, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 277 ft
- Appalachian Viewpoint–Tower Viewpoint, 8 sights 6 mi · ▲ 877 ft
- Blue Mountain Loop Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 589 ft
- Kittatinny Lake–Stony Lake, 7 beaches 8.1 mi · ▲ 573 ft
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