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Dickerson Mine Preserve

Sunset Lake–Black River Pond, 8 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 421 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Sunset Lake–Black River Pond, 8 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Dickerson Mine Preserve near Mine Hill, NJ. The route passes Mine Hill Beach, Mine Hill Beach, Dickerson Mine Preserve Beach and Sunset Lake before reaching Black River Pond at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 421 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 856 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Entrance 40.87702, -74.60295
Nearest town Mine Hill, NJ
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Sunset Lake–Black River Pond, 8 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 421 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 700–856 ft

Out & Back · Dickerson Mine Preserve

Trailhead: Entrance · 40.87702, -74.60295

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start on Entrance, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Baker Mine Green, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Evers Mine Pink, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miPass Mine Hill Beach.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Blue Trail (Canfield Mine Trail), heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto White Trail (Dickerson Mine Trail), heading SW.
  7. 150 ftPass Mine Hill Beach.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail (Canfield Mine Trail), heading W.
  9. 350 ftContinue straight onto White Trail (Dickerson Mine Trail), heading SW.
  10. 200 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail (Canfield Mine Trail), heading SW.
  11. 50 ftPass Dickerson Mine Preserve Beach.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto White Trail (Dickerson Mine Trail), heading SW.
  13. 350 ftPass Sunset Lake.
  14. 450 ftContinue straight onto Orange - Beach Connector, heading W.
  15. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  16. 1 miPass Black River Pond.
  17. 250 ftReach Sunset Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 1.5 miContinue straight onto White Trail (Dickerson Mine Trail), heading S.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail (Canfield Mine Trail), heading NW.
  20. 150 ftContinue straight onto White Trail (Dickerson Mine Trail), heading N.
  21. 200 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail (Canfield Mine Trail), heading N.
  22. 350 ftContinue straight onto White Trail (Dickerson Mine Trail), heading E.
  23. 200 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail (Canfield Mine Trail), heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miBear left onto Evers Mine Pink, heading E.
  25. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Baker Mine Green, heading N.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right onto Entrance, heading E.
  27. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sunset-lake-black-river-pond-out-back-10-sights

Trail surface

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:26 PM

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