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Stokes State Forest

Shotwell Pond via Blue Mountain Loop Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Shotwell Pond via Blue Mountain Loop Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Tuttles Corner, NJ. The route reaches Shotwell Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 251 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi669 – 856 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blue Mountain Connector Trail 41.19581, -74.78750
Nearest town Tuttles Corner, NJ
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Shotwell Pond via Blue Mountain Loop Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 670–857 ft

Out & Back · Stokes State Forest

Trailhead: Blue Mountain Connector Trail · 41.19581, -74.78750

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

  1. Start on Blue Mountain Connector Trail, heading NW.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miReach Shotwell Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Blue Mountain Connector Trail, heading E.
  6. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/shotwell-pond-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM

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