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2020-10-18 10 24 31 View southwest across Lake Marcia during autumn within High Point State Park in Montague Township, Sussex County, New Jersey.jpg
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High Point State Park

Steeny Kill Lake–Lake Marcia, 4 lakes

2.3 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 56 min

Steeny Kill Lake–Lake Marcia, 4 lakes is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in High Point State Park near Duttonville, NJ. The route passes Lake Marcia, High Point Beach, High Point Beach and Steeny Kill Lake. It climbs 332 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,326 – 1,634 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Monument Trail 41.31960, -74.66610
Nearest town Duttonville, NJ
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Steeny Kill Lake–Lake Marcia, 4 lakes

2.3 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 56 min

Elevation 1,325–1,634 ft

Out & Back · High Point State Park

Trailhead: Monument Trail · 41.31960, -74.66610

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Marcia.
  3. 50 ftPass High Point Beach.
  4. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miPass High Point Beach.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 400 ftContinue straight onto Old Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miPass Steeny Kill Lake.
  13. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 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/steeny-kill-lake-lake-marcia-out-back-7-lakes-4-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM — 10 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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