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
- Start on Wayside Access, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Stone Bridge, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Banker Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Plymouth Lane Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Double Pond Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto William Hoeferlin Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Black Eagle Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Iron Mountain Road, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
- 2.7 miReach Pinwheel Vista, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miTurn left onto Iron Mountain Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Black Eagle Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto William Hoeferlin Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Double Pond Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Plymouth Lane Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Banker Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Stone Bridge, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Wayside Access, heading SW.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM
More from Wayside Access Trailhead
- Sip of Sunshine & Stone Bridge via Banker Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Banker Trail & Stone Bridge 2.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Plymouth Lane Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Lake Lookout–Banker Trail Loop, 10 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 276 ft
- Banker Trail–Ferber Road, 5 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 604 ft
- Lookover Lake–Banker Trail, 6 sights 7.7 mi · ▲ 621 ft
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