New Jersey trails · Blue Mt Lake Trail

Blue Mt Lake Trail

A 7.5-mile network in New Jersey, with 248 ft of climbing. Reaches Blue Mountain Lakes and other lake destinations. Managed by the National Park Service.

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Length

7.5 mi

Elevation gain

248 ft

Difficulty

Hard

Max grade

15%

Steepest mile

+231 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

0.7 mi

Shape

network

Bikes

Horses

Managed by

National Park Service

Elevation profile

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 573 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Blue Mountain Lakes (lake)
Lower Blue Mountain Lake (lake)
Upper Blue Mountain Lake (lake)
Hemlock Lake (lake)

Getting there

Blue Mt Lake Trail access — parking nearby. 41.09789, -74.93349 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:56 a.m., the sun rises at 6:24 a.m. and sets at 7:34 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:02 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 09 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 7.5-mile route takes roughly 2 h 53 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:18 a.m. — 10 h 16 min before sunset.