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Summary: This loop has a little of everything. Waterfalls, Ravines, valley walking, Steep climb, Ridge walking, views and a bushwhack. The trails starts out in a natural area that you take through a Ravine, lined with hemlock and Rhododendrons. Also the first of the falls. Then you walk through the Walpack Valley were you get views of the Kittatinny ridge and the Hidden and Buttermilk falls. From the valley the trails starts its accent up to the top of the ridge. This is were you will get great views from the top of Rattlesnake Mt and Bird Mt. Then you descend into a notch were you pick up your bushwhack along the headwaters of Tillmans Brook. These are the trails to take. Red Tillmans tr heading down stream, left onto Mountain Rd, Left onto Blue Buttermilk falls Tr, left onto white Appalachian Tr, left onto blue Brink tr, Take this to stream crossing and make left onto Tillman brook (bushwhack). Eventually you pick up the Tillman tr back to Parking. Trailhead: From town of Branchville take rt 206 west toward Milford PA. Pass Stokes State forest headquarters. Make a left onto Strubble RD. Follow signs for Tillmans Ravine. About 4 miles from rt206, Strubble Rd intersection. Park at the first parking lot. Warning: Road is closed from Dec21 to March 21. (Lat:41.15912 Lon:-74.85746) Trail Guides for Buttermilk Falls Loop, NJ: Kittatinny trails map by Ny-NJ trail conference () Best Seasons: Year-Round User Groups: Hikers, Ranger Contact: Stokes State Forest 973-948-3820 Localhikes Reporter: This hike was submitted by Shawn Viggiano, who has posted 44 other hikes on this site Trail Reviews Page 1 of 2 Submit your own review 
Reviewed by EJ on 8/7/2009 We followed the instructions of VW to the parking area on Mountain Road and parked there. If you do so, you start right at the Buttermilk Falls (which is directly ACROSS from this parking lot). You begin by going up the falls, falling the BLUE buttermilk falls trail. This section is fairly steep. You are on this for two miles. Take a left at the WHITE blazed AT. You will climb up and down several ridges. You are on the AT for about 4 miles. You will come down a small hill to a road, this is the Brink Road trail. Take a left at this road (do not continue of the AT here). You will pass the Brink Road Shelter, keep going. When you come to the intersection, take the middle road, as per the instructions of David. 
Reviewed by Aaron on 6/25/2008 Beautiful and serene. Many, many small waterfalls
Reviewed by David van Erk on 10/22/2007 A very good hike and excellent time of year. Got a little anxious when meeting the fire road, like Martina we felt we'd gone too far. Keep on the AT here and after 30-ish min you'll hit the blue trail and pass a shelter on this trail (very short trail) Intersection you come upon: take the middle road, after 5-10min, take the left fork, exit onto paved Struble road and it'll take you back to parking.
Reviewed by VW. on 10/8/2007 Very nice hike. The water falls werent very active. For the recored, Once you are on Strubble road, follow the signs for Tillmans Ravine You will see two parking lots with the Tillmans Ravine sign in front. Countinue on past them. You will come to a stop sign with a cemetery in front. Make a Sharp left and follow the dirt road down. Parking is on the right. FYI if you come to a green Steel bridge you went to far.
Reviewed by Jason on 7/3/2006 WOW! Just got back today from a weekend, which included a hike at Buttermilk falls. My friends and I hiked all the way to the top, which is about 2 miles. This trail had a little bit of everything, making it perfect. It was semi difficult because it was always up, and had many rocks, but that is was what I was looking for. THe falls itself was amazing! Then we followed the well marked blue trail. Once we got up to the first mountain ridge we thought that was the end, but it wasn't. Then we made a sharp left and continued the trail and went up to the next peak. I can't wait to do this again!
Reviewed by Matt Nicolosi on 6/5/2006 Very nice little hike. If you are looking to go right to the falls however, and skip the 9.3 mile loop, do the following: While heading South on Stubble go past both Tillman's Ravine parking lots that are on the left hand side. About 1/4 mile after the sencond lot you will come to a 4 way intersection. Take a left onto a dirt/loose rock road (there is a grave yard there, once you turn it will be on your right), about 1 mile down that road, on the left, is Buttermilk Falls. You can't miss it. There is also a parking lot right across the street. If you want to do an hour long steep hike, walk the steps to the top of the falls and then follow the blue trail up to the AT then head back down. It's about 4-5 miles round trip. Enjoy! 
Reviewed by MV on 5/11/2006 The BUM and I did this hike on May 6, 2006. We would recommend having the appropriate map. The hike leads through the Stokes State Forest and the Delaware Water Gap Recreation Area, but the only map you can obtain in the Stokes State Forest office is the map of the State Park. We followed the directions, took Struble Road and parked at the 1st parking lot on Tillman Road. We got on a trail marked by white rectangles, not shown in the Stokes State Forest map, and followed a trail along the stream, which eventually separated from the white rectangle trail. It took us to a dirt road, which leads directly to Buttermilk Falls. Walking on it was rather unpleasant, when occasional passing cars created a lot of airborne dust from the dirt road.
Reviewed by Martina on 5/11/2006 continued ... However, the view of the meadows in the valley and the ridge was nice. The falls were pretty, but nothing too impressive. From the falls we followed a well marked ascending blue trail, which lead us to the white Appalachian trail. We followed the Appalachian trail, which offered a couple nice views, but we never found the Blue brink trail. When we reached a sign marking the boundary between Delaware Water Gap and the State park, we decided we had walked to far and took the fire road down. Eventually, we hit the Woods Road, marked in the Stokes State Forest map. A sharp left turn onto another dirt road took us back to Tillman Rd parking lot. Overall, the hike was nice, but would have been more enjoyable with the right map. Notice: Traveling in the backcountry can be hazardous. You are responsible for informing yourself about these hazards and taking necessary precautions. Information on this web site comes from volunteer reporters and may contain errors or omissions. A current guidebook and proper equipment are essential for safe enjoyment of the hikes posted on this site. Keys: New Jersey Hiking, New Jersey Trails, New Jersey Hikes, Sussex County Hiking, Sussex County Trails, Sussex County Hikes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||