Norvin Green State Forest
Wyanokie High Point–Ball Mountain, 8 sights
7.3 mi · ▲ 1,617 ft · 3 hr 15 min
Wyanokie High Point–Ball Mountain, 8 sights is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Norvin Green State Forest near Apshawa, NJ. The route passes Otter Hole, Wyanokie High Point, High Point Loop/Highlands Viewpoint and High Point-Mine Viewpoint before reaching Ball Mountain at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 1,617 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Wyanokie High Point–Ball Mountain, 8 sights
7.3 mi · ▲ 1,617 ft · 3 hr 15 min
Elevation 346–1,127 ft
Out & Back · Norvin Green State Forest
Trailhead: Hewitt-Butler Trail · 41.04560, -74.35019
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wynanokie Circular Spur Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Otter Hole.
- 100 ftBear left onto Wyanokie Circular Loop/Highlands Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Wyanokie Crest Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Wyanokie Circular Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Highlands Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Wyanokie High Point.
- 50 ftPass High Point Loop/Highlands Viewpoint.
- 150 ftTurn right onto High Point Loop/Highlands Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Highlands Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mine Loop/Highlands Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Mine Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto High Point-Mine Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass High Point-Mine Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Ball Mountain.
- 400 ftReach Wyanokie High Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Mine Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Mine Loop/Highlands Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Highlands Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto High Point Loop/Highlands Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Highlands Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wyanokie Circular Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Wyanokie Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Wyanokie Circular Loop/Highlands Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Wynanokie Circular Spur Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hewitt-Butler Trail Trailhead
- Hewitt-Butler Viewpoint via Torne Trail 1.2 mi · ▲ 199 ft
- Otter Hole–Den Trail, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 615 ft
- Chikahoki Falls–Otter Hole, 4 falls 3.6 mi · ▲ 627 ft
- Carris Hill–Chikahoki Falls Loop, 8 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 918 ft
- Chikahoki Falls–Otter Hole, 5 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 719 ft
- Otter Hole–Wyanokie Crest/Highlands Viewpoint, 6 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,122 ft
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