Turtle Beach–Appalachian Trail, 4 sights is an 11.4-mile out-and-back near Millbrook, NJ. The route reaches Turtle Beach at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 1,784 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi338 – 1,568 ft · steepest grade: 17%11.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail 41.05815, -74.96428
Nearest town Millbrook, NJ
Directions
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Turtle Beach–Appalachian Trail, 4 sights
11.4 mi · ▲ 1,784 ft · 4 hr 42 min
Elevation 338–1,568 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 41.05815, -74.96428
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 3.2 miTurn right onto Coppermine Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Upper Kaiser Spur Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Kaiser Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftReach Turtle Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Upper Kaiser Spur Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Coppermine Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 3.1 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
11% gravel1% dirt88% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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