New Jersey trails · Blue Mt Lake Trail

Blue Mt Lake Trail

A 7.5-mile network in New Jersey, with 244 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

244 ft

Difficulty

Hard

Max grade

15%

Steepest mile

+231 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

0.6 mi

Shape

network

Bikes

Horses

Managed by

National Park Service

Elevation profile

The climbing leans toward the first third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 2.5. It gives back about 582 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. About 1 h 04 min drive (36 mi) from Dover. 41.09789, -74.93349 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:42 a.m., the sun rises at 7:09 a.m. and sets at 6:20 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:48 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 11 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 10:03 a.m. — 8 h 18 min before sunset.