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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Upper Woods, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Long Way Round, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Woods, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Under the Mulch, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Working Mulch Pit Upper, heading N.
- 1.5 miReach Long Way Round, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Under the Mulch, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Upper Woods, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Long Way Round, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Woods, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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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