Buck Mountain
Splitrock Reservoir & Orange Trail via Charlottesburg Road
3.1 mi · ▲ 363 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Splitrock Reservoir & Orange Trail via Charlottesburg Road is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Buck Mountain near Smoke Rise, NJ. The route reaches Splitrock Reservoir. It climbs 363 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Splitrock Reservoir & Orange Trail via Charlottesburg Road
3.1 mi · ▲ 363 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 844–1,099 ft
Out & Back · Buck Mountain
Trailhead: 40.99330, -74.42805
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftPass Splitrock Reservoir.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Charlottesburg Road - Unpaved - Gated, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Blue Trail Connector to Indian Cliffs Outlook, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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