This section of the Lake Hopatcong trail is coaligned with the Highlands Trail. It pass through some of the more isolated sections of the Borough of Hopatcong, which is categorized by New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) as next-to-highest (Conservation Rank 4) in requiring protection for habitat and species. 

This section of the trail is best access from the Mt Inlet spur (park at the Kayak Launch), allowing you to head west toward the Mt Brook Marsh and Bear Pond or East toward Prospect Point Rd and Liffy Island.