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Allaire State Park

Brisbane Lake–Atlantic, 6 sights

5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Brisbane Lake–Atlantic, 6 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Allaire State Park near Squankum, NJ. The route reaches Brisbane Lake at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 95 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Upper Squankum Trail 40.17996, -74.15060
Nearest town Squankum, NJ
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Brisbane Lake–Atlantic, 6 sights

5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 47–94 ft

Out & Back · Allaire State Park

Trailhead: Upper Squankum Trail · 40.17996, -74.15060

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Upper Squankum Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Outer Brisbane, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Upper Squankum Trail, heading SE.
  4. 100 ftTurn left onto Pulling Out, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Atlantic, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Pulling Out, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftBear right onto Escape from Picchu, heading E.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto Picchu, heading SE.
  9. 100 ftBear right onto Escape from Picchu, heading S.
  10. 400 ftBear left onto Picchu, heading S.
  11. 350 ftContinue straight onto Escape from Picchu, heading SE.
  12. 450 ftReach Brisbane Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 450 ftContinue straight onto Picchu, heading E.
  14. 350 ftBear right onto Escape from Picchu, heading NE.
  15. 400 ftBear left onto Picchu, heading W.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Escape from Picchu, heading SW.
  17. 300 ftBear left onto Pulling Out, heading SW.
  18. 250 ftTurn left onto Atlantic, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pulling Out, heading NW.
  20. 100 ftTurn right onto Upper Squankum Trail, heading W.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Outer Brisbane, heading W.
  22. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Upper Squankum Trail, heading NW.
  23. 1.8 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/brisbane-lake-brisbane-lake-out-back-7-sights-8-km

Trail surface

29% dirt71% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F68°
Precip3%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity76%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago (1.9″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:24 PM
Sun 70°63° 21%
Mon 82°63°
Tue 85°64°
Wed 87°68°
Thu 86°72°
Fri 76°59°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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