Sunrise Lake–Lewis Morris County Park Beach, 7 sights is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Morristown National Historical Park near Van Dorans Mills, NJ. The route passes Lewis Morris County Park Beach and Sunrise Lake. It climbs 1,231 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi325 – 689 ft · steepest grade: 17%12.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Field Loop Spur Trail 40.74190, -74.55183
Nearest town Van Dorans Mills, NJ
Directions
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Sunrise Lake–Lewis Morris County Park Beach, 7 sights
11.7 mi · ▲ 1,231 ft · 4 hr 31 min
Elevation 323–689 ft
Out & Back · Morristown National Historical Park
Trailhead: Field Loop Spur Trail · 40.74190, -74.55183
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Sanctuary Driveway, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left onto Dogwood Spur Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Dogwood Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto River Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Grand Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Aqueduct Loop Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Orange Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading N.
- 0.5 miPass Lewis Morris County Park Beach.
- 100 ftBear right onto Green Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading N.
- 400 ftPass Sunrise Lake.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Patriots' Path, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Patriots' Path Connector Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Sunrise Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Patriots' Path, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Green Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Aqueduct Loop Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Grand Loop Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto River Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Dogwood Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Dogwood Spur Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right onto Sanctuary Driveway, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
76% dirt24% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 77°F64°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity69%
Rained 0.7″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun
72°62°
Mon
78°56°
Tue
81°58°
Wed
84°62°
Thu
82°65°
Fri
73°53°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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