Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Vernon Peak–Matos Lake, 3 lakes
2.8 mi · ▲ 878 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Vernon Peak–Matos Lake, 3 lakes is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area near Sand Hills, NJ. The route passes Matos Lake and Mountain Lake before reaching Vernon Peak at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 878 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Vernon Peak–Matos Lake, 3 lakes
2.8 mi · ▲ 878 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 615–1,374 ft
Out & Back · Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 41.18447, -74.51590
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Transit-accessible: Mountain Creek Shuttle stop 774 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 500 ftPass Matos Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Outlaw, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Mountain Lake.
- 100 ftReach Vernon Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 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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- Transit-accessible: Mountain Creek Shuttle stop 774 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Moonspin Glade–Matos Lake, 4 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 902 ft
- Granite Peak–Moonspin Glade, 4 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,146 ft
- Great Gorge Lake 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,120 ft
- South Peak 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,291 ft
- Daniel Boone Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,003 ft
- Great Gorge Lake 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,849 ft
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