Norvin Green State Forest

Wyanokie Crest/Highlands Viewpoint–Den Trail, 5 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 988 ft · 2 hr

Wyanokie Crest/Highlands Viewpoint–Den Trail, 5 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Norvin Green State Forest near Stonetown, NJ. The route reaches Wyanokie Crest/Highlands Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 988 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi597 – 1,184 ft · steepest grade: 39%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: High Point Spur Trail 41.06736, -74.32713
Nearest town Stonetown, NJ

Directions

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Wyanokie Crest/Highlands Viewpoint–Den Trail, 5 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 988 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 597–1,185 ft

Out & Back · Norvin Green State Forest

Trailhead: High Point Spur Trail · 41.06736, -74.32713

Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 75°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start on Old Snake Den Road/Den Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Den Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Snake Den Road/Den Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Den Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right onto Wyanokie Circular Loop Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Wyanokie Crest Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miBear right onto Wyanokie Crest/Highlands Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miPass Wyanokie Crest/Highlands Viewpoint.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left onto Wyanokie Crest Trail, heading W.
  12. 150 ftReach Wyanokie Crest/Highlands Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Wyanokie Crest/Highlands Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miBear left onto Wyanokie Crest Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto Wyanokie Circular Loop Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miSharp left onto Den Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Snake Den Road/Den Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Den Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Snake Den Road/Den Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F54°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity68%
Rained 0.4″ 4 days ago (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:22 PM
Tue 78°58°
Wed 82°59°
Thu 77°64° 30%
Fri 74°54° 20%
Sat 78°54°
Sun 82°56°

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