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Wawayanda State Park

Cascade Lake–Parker Lake, 6 sights

10.1 mi · ▲ 920 ft · 3 hr 50 min

Cascade Lake–Parker Lake, 6 sights is a 10.1-mile out-and-back in Wawayanda State Park near Rocky Hill, NY. The route passes Cascade Lake and Parker Lake. It climbs 920 ft. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi988 – 1,227 ft10.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Seminole Drive 41.20639, -74.34516
Nearest town Rocky Hill, NY
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Cascade Lake–Parker Lake, 6 sights

10.1 mi · ▲ 920 ft · 3 hr 50 min

Elevation 989–1,228 ft

Out & Back · Wawayanda State Park

Trailhead: Seminole Drive · 41.20639, -74.34516

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Cascade Lake.
  3. 0.8 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
  4. 2.7 miPass Parker Lake.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto William Hoeferlin Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Wawayanda Road/William Hoeferlin Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto Cross Road/William Hoeferlin Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Iron Mountain Road/Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miReach Cascade Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Cross Road/William Hoeferlin Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Wawayanda Road/William Hoeferlin Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left onto William Hoeferlin Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
  14. 2.8 miSharp left, heading N.
  15. 0.8 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/cascade-lake-cascade-lake-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

59% dirt25% gravel16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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