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Allamuchy Mountain State Park

Border/Mulch Pit Trail–Cooler Trail Loop, 7 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 627 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Border/Mulch Pit Trail–Cooler Trail Loop, 7 sights is a 5.2-mile loop in Allamuchy Mountain State Park near Waterloo, NJ. It climbs 627 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi689 – 1,142 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.90236, -74.76833
Nearest town Waterloo, NJ
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Border/Mulch Pit Trail–Cooler Trail Loop, 7 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 627 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 689–1,141 ft

Loop · Allamuchy Mountain State Park

Trailhead: 40.90236, -74.76833

Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 75°F / low 62° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Trestle Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Funyuns J-Line, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Trestle Trail, heading NE.
  5. 450 ftBear left onto Cooler Trail, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftSharp right onto Trestle Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Border/Mulch Pit Trail, heading N.
  8. 200 ftTurn right onto Teepee Rock Trai/The Rake, heading NE.
  9. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left onto Teepee Rock Trail/The Rake, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pre Cooler, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Funyuns, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Cooler Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.5 miBear right onto Skeezix, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Cooler Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miBear right onto Green Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miSharp right onto White Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Maze Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right onto Trestle Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftThe loop closes 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/border-mulch-pit-trail-loop

Trail surface

12% dirt88% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 75°F62°
Precip2%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity73%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 72°59°
Mon 77°53°
Tue 80°55°
Wed 83°61° 16%
Thu 79°63° 16%
Fri 71°47°

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