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