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Tourne County Park

Tourne–Mountain Lake, 7 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 531 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Tourne–Mountain Lake, 7 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Tourne County Park near Rainbow Lakes, NJ. The route passes Sunset Lake, Mountain Lake and Birchwood Lake before reaching Tourne at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 531 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi512 – 837 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Boulevard Bike Path 40.88634, -74.45473
Nearest town Rainbow Lakes, NJ
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Tourne–Mountain Lake, 7 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 531 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 512–837 ft

Out & Back · Tourne County Park

Trailhead: Boulevard Bike Path · 40.88634, -74.45473

Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 77°F / low 63° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 424 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Boulevard Bike Path, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Sunset Lake.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftPass Mountain Lake.
  5. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sled Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miPass Birchwood Lake.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Birchwood Loop, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red, heading W.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Purple, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Purple Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miBear left onto Orange Dot Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miBear right onto Red, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 100 ftTurn right onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miSharp right onto Orange Trail, heading E.
  21. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 400 ftReach Tourne, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 450 ftSharp left onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading NE.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left onto Red, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  28. 0.1 miBear left onto Orange Dot Trail, heading SW.
  29. 0.2 miBear right onto Purple Trail, heading W.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left onto Red, heading S.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Purple, heading S.
  32. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading SW.
  34. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Birchwood Loop, heading W.
  35. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sled Trail, heading S.
  36. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  37. 300 ftSharp right onto Boulevard Bike Path, heading SE.
  38. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tourne-mountain-lake-out-back-9-lakes

Trail surface

40% dirt19% paved12% gravel29% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 77°F63°
Precip3%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 74°60°
Mon 77°54°
Tue 81°57°
Wed 84°62°
Thu 79°64°
Fri 71°52°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 424 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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