Wawayanda State Park

Pinwheel Vista–Appalachian Trail, 5 sights

13.8 mi · ▲ 1,304 ft · 5 hr 15 min

Pinwheel Vista–Appalachian Trail, 5 sights is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in Wawayanda State Park near Moe, NJ. The route reaches Pinwheel Vista at the turnaround, 6.9 miles in. It climbs 1,304 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi997 – 1,352 ft · steepest grade: 19%14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wayside Access 41.16414, -74.39876
Nearest town Moe, NJ

Directions

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Pinwheel Vista–Appalachian Trail, 5 sights

13.8 mi · ▲ 1,304 ft · 5 hr 15 min

Elevation 999–1,352 ft

Out & Back · Wawayanda State Park

Trailhead: Wayside Access · 41.16414, -74.39876

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start on Wayside Access, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miBear right onto Stone Bridge, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Banker Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left onto Plymouth Lane Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Double Pond Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto William Hoeferlin Trail, heading SE.
  7. 1.1 miSharp left onto Black Eagle Trail, heading NW.
  8. 1.3 miTurn left onto Iron Mountain Road, heading N.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
  10. 2.7 miReach Pinwheel Vista, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 2.7 miTurn left onto Iron Mountain Road, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Black Eagle Trail, heading S.
  13. 1.3 miSharp right onto William Hoeferlin Trail, heading E.
  14. 1.1 miTurn right onto Double Pond Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Plymouth Lane Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.9 miSharp right onto Banker Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Stone Bridge, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miBear left onto Wayside Access, heading SW.
  19. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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