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Vernon Valley via Appalachian Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultPoint to Point
New Jersey

Vernon Valley via Appalachian Trail

Vernon township, New Jersey

10.0 mi

Distance

2,835 ft

Elev. Gain

4h 36m

Est. Time

Point to Point

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Vernon Valley via Appalachian Trail is a point-to-point trail in Sussex County, New Jersey. It is 10 miles long and gains 2,835 feet. The nearest town is Vernon Valley, New Jersey, about 2 miles away in a straight line.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:117 ft
Max:414 ft
Gain:864 ft
Loss:665 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 117 ft and 414 ft across 10.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.117 ft216 ft315 ft414 ft0.0 mi2.5 mi5.0 mi7.5 mi10.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi133 ft
High point7.4 mi414 ft
End10.0 mi332 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Point to Point

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Vernon Valley, NJ · about 2 mi away
County:
Sussex County, NJ

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

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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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