2025-07-22 11 58 21 View northbound ascending the "Stairway to Heaven" section of the Appalachian Trail in Vernon Township, Sussex County, New Jersey.jpg
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Appalachian Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Wawayanda State Park near DeKays, NJ. It climbs 950 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi394 – 1,352 ft · steepest grade: 28%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.23188, -74.46218
Nearest town DeKays, NJ

Directions

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Appalachian Trail

5 mi · ▲ 950 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 395–1,352 ft

Out & Back · Wawayanda State Park

Trailhead: 41.23188, -74.46218

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
  3. 2.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 2.4 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

96% dirt4% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 7:00 PM