Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area
South Peak & Daniel Boone Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 712 ft · 2 hr 5 min
South Peak & Daniel Boone Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area near Highland Lakes, NJ. The route reaches South Peak at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 712 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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South Peak & Daniel Boone Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 712 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 1,159–1,439 ft
Out & Back · Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Daniel Boone Trail · 41.16291, -74.49274
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
- Start on Daniel Boone Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach South Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miArrive 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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