Norvin Green State Forest
Stonetown Circular Viewpoint–Burnt Meadow Road, 3 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 1,044 ft · 3 hr 19 min
Stonetown Circular Viewpoint–Burnt Meadow Road, 3 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Norvin Green State Forest near West Milford, NJ. The route reaches Stonetown Circular Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 1,044 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Stonetown Circular Viewpoint–Burnt Meadow Road, 3 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 1,044 ft · 3 hr 19 min
Elevation 626–1,072 ft
Out & Back · Norvin Green State Forest
Trailhead: Animal Chute · 41.12788, -74.34213
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Animal Chute, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Safari 1, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Jungle Junction 1, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Jungle Junction 2, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left onto Otter Slide, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Otter Steps, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Ryno, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Top Quad, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tapawingo Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Overlook Rock Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Lake Sonoma Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Burnt Meadow Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Stonetown Circular Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Stonetown Circular Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Burnt Meadow Road, heading NW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Lake Sonoma Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Overlook Rock Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tapawingo Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Top Quad, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ryno, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Otter Steps, heading NE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Otter Slide, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right onto Jungle Junction 2, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Jungle Junction 1, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Safari 1, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Animal Chute, heading N.
- 0.2 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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