Stokes State Forest
Stokes Beach & Silver Mine Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 456 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Stokes Beach & Silver Mine Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Abertown, NJ. The route reaches Stokes Beach at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 456 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi722 – 994 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Blue Mountain Trail 41.22517, -74.76013
Nearest town Abertown, NJ
Directions
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Stokes Beach & Silver Mine Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 456 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 721–994 ft
Out & Back · Stokes State Forest
Trailhead: Blue Mountain Trail · 41.22517, -74.76013
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Blue Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Silver Mine Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Stony Brook Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftReach Stokes Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Silver Mine Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Blue Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Blue Mountain Trail Trailhead
- Blue Mountain Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Blue Mountain Loop Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Blue Mountain Trail 4 mi · ▲ 174 ft
- Silver Mine Branch & Silver Mine Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 373 ft
- Mount McMitchell–Spanish Overlook, 4 viewpoints 11.2 mi · ▲ 1,368 ft
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