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Wawayanda State Park

Cascade Lake–Parker Lake, 6 sights

9.8 mi · ▲ 998 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Cascade Lake–Parker Lake, 6 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Wawayanda State Park near Lakeside, NJ. The route passes Cascade Lake and Parker Lake. It climbs 998 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi935 – 1,227 ft · steepest grade: 16%10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.20312, -74.34101
Nearest town Lakeside, NJ
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Cascade Lake–Parker Lake, 6 sights

9.8 mi · ▲ 998 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Elevation 935–1,228 ft

Out & Back · Wawayanda State Park

Trailhead: 41.20312, -74.34101

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftPass Cascade Lake.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
  8. 2.7 miPass Parker Lake.
  9. 300 ftContinue straight onto William Hoeferlin Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Wawayanda Road/William Hoeferlin Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Old Wawayanda Road, heading NE.
  12. 450 ftTurn right onto Mine Loop, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Old Wawayanda Road, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miReach Cascade Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.4 miBear right onto Mine Loop, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Old Wawayanda Road, heading SE.
  17. 450 ftContinue straight onto Old Wawayanda Road/William Hoeferlin Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left onto William Hoeferlin Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
  20. 2.8 miSharp left, heading NE.
  21. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cascade-lake-cascade-lake-out-back-8-sights-16-km-6b32

Trail surface

63% dirt20% gravel17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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