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Parvin State Park

Thundergust Lake–Black Oak Trail, 3 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Thundergust Lake–Black Oak Trail, 3 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Parvin State Park near Rosenhayn, NJ. The route reaches Thundergust Lake. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi69 – 105 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Thundergust Lake Trail 39.50306, -75.13397
Nearest town Rosenhayn, NJ
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Thundergust Lake–Black Oak Trail, 3 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 69–106 ft

Out & Back · Parvin State Park

Trailhead: Thundergust Lake Trail · 39.50306, -75.13397

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Thundergust Lake Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Thundergust Lake.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto Long Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Lost Trail / Long Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Long Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftTurn right onto Black Oak Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miReach Thundergust Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Long Trail, heading SE.
  13. 1 miContinue straight onto Lost Trail / Long Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Long Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miBear left onto Thundergust Lake Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miArrive 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/thundergust-lake-black-oak-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

29% dirt71% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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