Batona Trail itinerary
Every mile marker on the Batona Trail route, in order, with the distance and elevation change between each one, and which permit each stretch needs. To set alerts for your dates, go to the Batona Trail camping permit page.
Which permit covers this route
The Batona Trail. One reservation is an ordered sequence of nights at named sites, issued by reservation.
The permit is issued for a named entry point. Bass River State Forest (southern trailhead) and Ong's Hat (northern trailhead) are the ones on this list.
- Stops mapped
- 11
- Across the markers
- 52.7 mi
- Published route length
- 53.5 mi
- Ascent, at least
- 194 ft
How long it takes: 3-4 days. That is the figure the permit publishes. This page does not divide the route into days, because no source records which stop you sleep at.
The stops below are the route's published mile markers, in order, with the elevations recorded against each one.
Distance and elevation change on each leg are the difference between the two published figures either side of it, so the legs are arithmetic on the markers and nothing more.
The Batona Trail route, stop by stop
Mile 0.0
98 ft
Bass River State Forest (southern trailhead)
Entry point: the permit is issued for this trailhead
The Batona Trail's southern end inside Bass River State Forest.
7.6 miles · 63 ft down to Martha
Mile 7.6
35 ft
Martha
1.9 miles · no net change to Godfrey Bridge Campground
Mile 9.5
35 ft
Godfrey Bridge Campground
A primitive campground along the Wading River in Wharton State Forest, on the Batona Trail corridor.
0.7 miles · 6 ft up to Maxwell
Mile 10.2
41 ft
Maxwell
16.9 miles · 2 ft down to Lower Forge Campground
Mile 27.1
39 ft
Lower Forge Campground
A hike-in or paddle-in only primitive campground along the Mullica River.
7.9 miles · 165 ft up to Apple Pie Hill
Mile 35.0
204 ft
Apple Pie Hill
8.2 miles · 79 ft down to Brendan T. Byrne State Forest
Mile 43.2
125 ft
Brendan T. Byrne State Forest
The northern third of the trail passes through this state forest.
1.2 miles · 15 ft down to Pakim Pond
Mile 44.4
110 ft
Pakim Pond
3.4 miles · 23 ft up to Four Mile
Mile 47.8
133 ft
Four Mile
1.5 miles · 44 ft down to Deep Hollow Pond
Mile 49.3
89 ft
Deep Hollow Pond
3.4 miles · 75 ft down to Ong's Hat (northern trailhead)
Mile 52.7
14 ft
Ong's Hat (northern trailhead)
Entry point: the permit is issued for this trailhead
The trail's marked northern end, at mile 52.7 on the trail's own half-mile markers, in Brendan T. Byrne State Forest.
Getting a Batona Trail for the dates you want
Planning the route is the easy half. Batona Trail dates go fast, and the ones that come back are cancellations. They return to the booking system without warning and are gone again quickly. PermitSnag checks Batona Trail around the clock and alerts you the moment a date opens.