Allamuchy Mountain State Park

Border Trail–Long Way Round, 4 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 507 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Border Trail–Long Way Round, 4 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Allamuchy Mountain State Park near Waterloo, NJ. It climbs 507 ft. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi837 – 1,122 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Firetower Road 40.89202, -74.75105
Nearest town Waterloo, NJ

Directions

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Border Trail–Long Way Round, 4 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 507 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 838–1,124 ft

Out & Back · Allamuchy Mountain State Park

Trailhead: Firetower Road · 40.89202, -74.75105

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 73°F / low 61° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Upper Woods, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Long Way Round, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Woods, heading NW.
  5. 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
  6. 100 ftTurn right onto Under the Mulch, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 200 ftTurn left onto Working Mulch Pit Upper, heading N.
  9. 1.5 miReach Long Way Round, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Under the Mulch, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftSharp right onto Upper Woods, heading S.
  15. 350 ftContinue straight onto Long Way Round, heading S.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Woods, heading SE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.4 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

12% dirt88% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F61°
Precip2%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 69°57° 15%
Mon 75°51°
Tue 78°53°
Wed 82°59°
Thu 77°61°
Fri 69°46°

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