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Wawayanda State Park

Parker Lake–Banker Trail, 4 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 474 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Parker Lake–Banker Trail, 4 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Wawayanda State Park near Willow Brook, NJ. The route reaches Parker Lake. It climbs 474 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,158 – 1,293 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: William Hoeferlin Trail 41.19828, -74.39739
Nearest town Willow Brook, NJ
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Parker Lake–Banker Trail, 4 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 474 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 1,157–1,292 ft

Out & Back · Wawayanda State Park

Trailhead: William Hoeferlin Trail · 41.19828, -74.39739

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Parker Lake.
  3. 1.6 miTurn right onto Double Pond Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miSharp left onto Cedar Swamp Trail, heading SW.
  5. 1.4 miTurn left onto Banker Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miReach Parker Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cedar Swamp Trail, heading NW.
  8. 1.4 miSharp right onto Double Pond Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto William Hoeferlin Trail, heading E.
  10. 1.5 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/banker-trail-black-eagle-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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