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Wawayanda State Park

Bearfort Waters-Clinton Trail–Bearfort Waters-Clinton/Highlands Trail, 6 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 1,135 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Bearfort Waters-Clinton Trail–Bearfort Waters-Clinton/Highlands Trail, 6 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Wawayanda State Park near Postville, NJ. It climbs 1,135 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,040 – 1,388 ft · steepest grade: 23%9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Highlands Trail 41.10630, -74.43493
Nearest town Postville, NJ
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Bearfort Waters-Clinton Trail–Bearfort Waters-Clinton/Highlands Trail, 6 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 1,135 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Elevation 1,041–1,389 ft

Out & Back · Wawayanda State Park

Trailhead: Highlands Trail · 41.10630, -74.43493

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Highlands Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Bearfort Waters-Clinton Trail, heading NE.
  3. 2.1 miTurn left onto Wildcat Loop, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miSharp left onto Sponge Bob Square Pants, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left onto Old Coal Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miBear left onto Buddha, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Turkey Ridge Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left onto Thirsty Dog, heading W.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right onto Old Coal Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.9 miSharp right onto Bearfort Waters-Clinton Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left onto Wildcat Loop, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Access Trail, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Bearfort Waters-Clinton Trail, heading SW.
  14. 1.9 miSharp left onto Bearfort Waters-Clinton/Highlands Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.5 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/bearfort-waters-clinton-trail-out-back

Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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