Wawayanda State Park
Cherry Ridge Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 57 min
Cherry Ridge Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Wawayanda State Park near Moe, NJ. It is mostly level, with 173 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,168 – 1,257 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cherry Ridge Trail 41.15690, -74.41448
Nearest town Moe, NJ
Directions
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Cherry Ridge Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 57 min
Elevation 1,169–1,258 ft
Out & Back · Wawayanda State Park
Trailhead: Cherry Ridge Trail · 41.15690, -74.41448
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 72°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cherry Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Mojo Swamp, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right onto Mojo Swamp, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Cherry Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Mojo Swamp, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Cherry Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Mojo Swamp, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Cherry Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 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
95% gravel5% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 72°F55°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity64%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:22 PM
Tue
75°59°
Wed
80°56°
Thu
75°60°
31%
Fri
71°50°
16%
Sat
76°50°
Sun
80°54°
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Cherry Ridge Trail Trailhead
- Banker Trail & Plymouth Lane Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Cramp Hill–Mojo Swamp Loop, 4 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 347 ft
- Wawayanda Lake–Laurel Pond Trail, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 253 ft
- Lookout–Lake Lookout Loop, 5 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 464 ft
- Banker Trail–Cedar Swamp Trail Loop, 4 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Laurel Pond & Laurel Pond Trail via Cherry Ridge Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 446 ft
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