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Frelinghuysen Forest Preserve

White Lake–White Lake Natural Resource Area Beach, 5 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 699 ft · 3 hr 57 min

White Lake–White Lake Natural Resource Area Beach, 5 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Frelinghuysen Forest Preserve near Marksboro, NJ. The route passes White Lake Natural Resource Area Beach before reaching White Lake at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 699 ft. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi384 – 653 ft11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.00460, -74.88215
Nearest town Marksboro, NJ
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White Lake–White Lake Natural Resource Area Beach, 5 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 699 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Elevation 384–652 ft

Out & Back · Frelinghuysen Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.00460, -74.88215

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 2 miSharp left onto Gnome Hollow Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Paulinskill Valley Trail, heading SW.
  5. 1.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ridge & Valley Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miPass White Lake Natural Resource Area Beach.
  8. 250 ftBear left onto Blue Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miReach White Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.5 miBear right onto Ridge & Valley Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miSharp left onto Paulinskill Valley Trail, heading SE.
  15. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Gnome Hollow Trail, heading S.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  19. 1.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/white-lake-white-lake-natural-resource-area-beach-out-back-6-sights-17-km

Trail surface

47% dirt8% grass45% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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