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Stokes State Forest

Stokes Beach–Blue Mountain Loop Trail Loop, 5 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 627 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Stokes Beach–Blue Mountain Loop Trail Loop, 5 sights is a 5.6-mile loop in Stokes State Forest near Culvers Inlet, NJ. The route reaches Stokes Beach. It climbs 627 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi925 – 1,486 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.19936, -74.75270
Nearest town Culvers Inlet, NJ
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Stokes Beach–Blue Mountain Loop Trail Loop, 5 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 627 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 927–1,487 ft

Loop · Stokes State Forest

Trailhead: 41.19936, -74.75270

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Stony Brook Trail, heading SE.
  3. 200 ftTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.3 miSharp left onto Tinsley Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right onto Tinsley/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading N.
  6. 400 ftReach Stokes Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 400 ftBear right onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.7 miSharp left onto Stony Brook/Tower Trail, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftPass Stokes Beach.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Stony Brook Trail, heading NE.
  11. 1.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  12. 300 ftThe loop closes 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/stokes-beach-loop

Trail surface

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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