Schooley's Mountain County Park

Upper Falls–Lake George, 6 sights

8.6 mi · ▲ 759 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Upper Falls–Lake George, 6 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Schooley's Mountain County Park near Springtown, NJ. The route passes Lake George, Koehler's Pond and Upper Falls. It climbs 759 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi751 – 1,099 ft · steepest grade: 23%9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Grand Loop Trail 40.80201, -74.78196
Nearest town Springtown, NJ

Directions

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Upper Falls–Lake George, 6 sights

8.6 mi · ▲ 759 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Elevation 750–1,099 ft

Out & Back · Schooley's Mountain County Park

Trailhead: Grand Loop Trail · 40.80201, -74.78196

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Grand Loop Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miBear right onto Highland Cut Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miPass Lake George.
  5. 100 ftBear right onto Patriots' Path, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.9 miPass Koehler's Pond.
  8. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 1.2 miTurn left onto green, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left onto light blue, heading NW.
  11. 150 ftPass Upper Falls.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto yellow, heading S.
  13. 250 ftBear left onto red, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right onto orange, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto blue, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto red, heading W.
  17. 50 ftReach Upper Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto blue, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto orange, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miSharp left onto red, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miBear right onto yellow, heading E.
  22. 200 ftTurn left onto light blue, heading NE.
  23. 300 ftSharp right onto green, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right onto power line service road, heading E.
  25. 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
  26. 100 ftContinue straight onto Patriots' Path, heading S.
  27. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  28. 1.4 miBear left, heading S.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left onto Highland Cut Trail, heading E.
  30. 0.5 miBear left onto Grand Loop Trail, heading SE.
  31. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

92% dirt1% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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