Appalachian Trail/Pochuck Boardwalk Viewpoint–Appalachian Viewpoint, 6 sights is a 14.1-mile out-and-back in Wawayanda State Park near Willow Brook, NJ. The route passes Appalachian Viewpoint before reaching Appalachian Trail/Pochuck Boardwalk Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 2,418 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi390 – 1,352 ft · steepest grade: 31%14.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old Wawayanda Road 41.21751, -74.39602
Nearest town Willow Brook, NJ
Directions
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Appalachian Trail/Pochuck Boardwalk Viewpoint–Appalachian Viewpoint, 6 sights
14.1 mi · ▲ 2,418 ft · 5 hr 55 min
Elevation 392–1,352 ft
Out & Back · Wawayanda State Park
Trailhead: Old Wawayanda Road · 41.21751, -74.39602
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start on Old Wawayanda Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Mine Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Old Wawayanda Road, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Old Wawayanda Road/William Hoeferlin Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Old Wawayanda Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Iron Mountain Road, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
- 5.3 miPass Appalachian Viewpoint.
- 0.1 miReach Appalachian Trail/Pochuck Boardwalk Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.4 miTurn left onto Iron Mountain Road, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Old Wawayanda Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Wawayanda Road/William Hoeferlin Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Old Wawayanda Road, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Mine Loop, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Old Wawayanda Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
80% dirt16% gravel4% boardwalk
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM
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