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Mountain Creek Trails route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop
New Jersey

Mountain Creek Trails

Vernon township, New Jersey

2.1 mi

Distance

873 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 7m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Mountain Creek Trails is a loop trail in Sussex County, New Jersey. It is 2.1 miles long and gains 873 feet. It is in or next to Vernon Center, New Jersey.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:170 ft
Max:428 ft
Gain:266 ft
Loss:266 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 170 ft and 428 ft across 2.1 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.170 ft256 ft342 ft428 ft0.0 mi0.5 mi1.1 mi1.6 mi2.1 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi170 ft
High point0.9 mi428 ft
End2.1 mi170 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Vernon Center, NJ · in or next to town
County:
Sussex County, NJ

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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