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.
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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
- Start on Grand Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Highland Cut Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Lake George.
- 100 ftBear right onto Patriots' Path, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miPass Koehler's Pond.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto green, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto light blue, heading NW.
- 150 ftPass Upper Falls.
- 150 ftTurn right onto yellow, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto red, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto orange, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto blue, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto red, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Upper Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto blue, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto orange, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto red, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto yellow, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto light blue, heading NE.
- 300 ftSharp right onto green, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto power line service road, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Patriots' Path, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Highland Cut Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Grand Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 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.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Grand Loop Trail Trailhead
- Grand Loop Trail–Highland Cut Trail, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 277 ft
- Lake George & Highland Cut Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 217 ft
- Patriots' Viewpoint & Grand Loop Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 513 ft
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