Tillman Falls–Lake Ashroe, 6 sights is a 10-mile out-and-back in Stokes State Forest near Normanook, NJ. The route passes Lake Ashroe and Tillman Falls before reaching Tillman Ravine at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It climbs 919 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi663 – 1,142 ft10.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Red Maple Trail 41.18388, -74.81123
Nearest town Normanook, NJ
Directions
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Tillman Falls–Lake Ashroe, 6 sights
10 mi · ▲ 919 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Elevation 661–1,143 ft
Out & Back · Stokes State Forest
Trailhead: Red Maple Trail · 41.18388, -74.81123
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red Maple Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Lake Ashroe.
- 1.5 miBear left onto Coss Road/Red Maple Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Woods Road/Red Maple Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Red Maple Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Tillman Ravine Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Tillman Ravine.
- 50 ftReach Tillman Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Maple Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Woods Road/Red Maple Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Coss Road/Red Maple Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Red Maple Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 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
70% dirt27% gravel3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:24 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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