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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 2 of 2 Submit your own review 
Reviewed by Sathish on 5/1/2006 I went with my friends on April 29, 2006. Following he directions in this write-up, we parked at the first parking lot of Tilman's Ravine on Struble Rd. Guess we shud have gone further, turned left onto a dirt road to reach the buttermilk falls. We took the white trail from where we parked and found no water falls. The trail was good though. we walked along the stream (away from the white trail) and reached the dirt road from where we tok directions from a lady and walked all the way to the falls. Since there wasnt much time left, we had to return before reaching the top of the moutains. Guess I would visit again to explore it. 
Reviewed by MC on 3/19/2006 the hike was great it didn't hurt my knees and when i sleeped there it was so peaceful
Reviewed by Stephanie on 8/7/2005 FYI, the parking is not the first parking lot but rather the second. I recommend doing this hike in Spring or after there's been rain. It's August and at this time of year it's not worth it. The streams were mostly dry and Buttermilk falls was barely there. There are steps there now for getting up, so no problems with that. The hike starts out great - and then again at the end there's some great ledge hiking with really nice views of the rolling green hills. We didn't run into any rattlesnakes on rattlesnake mountain. The bushwhack at the end was just annoying, the instructions too vague. We ended up following a dirt road back to Strubble and the parking lot. Maybe I'll go again in Springtime but not right after a drought...
Reviewed by BrianSnat on 7/21/2005 Did most of this as part of an overnite backpack. Instad of returing to Buttermilk falls by the dirt road in the valley we chose an unmarked woods road higer up. Great scenery all around!
Reviewed by Pete Maat on 7/20/2005 Nice Place that my Dad used to take me and my brother Tom to for the day in the 80's. They built stairs there now which we did not have the luxury of having. Tom fell half way down the falls while climbing and nearly broke his back.
Reviewed by Fede on 9/4/2003 Very nice loop, I had gret fun. Views, small climbs, and waterfalls. I was also lucky to see a huge dark timber rattlesnake taking a sunbath in mt rattlesnake. 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||