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Wawayanda State Park

Appalachian Viewpoint via Appalachian Trail

5 mi · ▲ 1,268 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Appalachian Viewpoint via Appalachian Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Wawayanda State Park near Vernon Valley, NJ. The route reaches Appalachian Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 1,268 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi410 – 1,152 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Appalachian Trail Entrance - Route 517 41.23579, -74.48054
Nearest town Vernon Valley, NJ
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Appalachian Viewpoint via Appalachian Trail

5 mi · ▲ 1,268 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 410–1,150 ft

Out & Back · Wawayanda State Park

Trailhead: Appalachian Trail Entrance - Route 517 · 41.23579, -74.48054

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Appalachian Trail, heading N.
  2. 2.5 miReach Appalachian Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/appalachian-viewpoint-out-back-8-km-2814

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Vernon Valley, New Jersey