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Wawayanda State Park

Clinton Reservoir–Bearfort Waters-Clinton Trail, 7 sights

10.7 mi · ▲ 988 ft · 4 hr 4 min

Clinton Reservoir–Bearfort Waters-Clinton Trail, 7 sights is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Wawayanda State Park near Clinton, NJ. The route reaches Clinton Reservoir. It climbs 988 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi991 – 1,339 ft10.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Buckabear Pond Trail 41.09750, -74.44233
Nearest town Clinton, NJ
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Clinton Reservoir–Bearfort Waters-Clinton Trail, 7 sights

10.7 mi · ▲ 988 ft · 4 hr 4 min

Elevation 992–1,338 ft

Out & Back · Wawayanda State Park

Trailhead: Buckabear Pond Trail · 41.09750, -74.44233

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Buckabear Pond Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Clinton Reservoir.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right onto Clinton West Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.2 miBear left onto Highlands Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bearfort Waters-Clinton Trail, heading NE.
  6. 2.1 miTurn left onto Wildcat Loop, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miSharp left onto Sponge Bob Square Pants, heading N.
  8. 0.7 miSharp right onto Old Coal Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.8 miSharp right onto Bearfort Waters-Clinton Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left onto Wildcat Loop, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Access Trail, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Bearfort Waters-Clinton Trail, heading W.
  13. 1.9 miSharp left onto Bearfort Waters-Clinton/Highlands Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miBear right onto Clinton West Trail, heading S.
  16. 1.2 miSharp left onto Buckabear Pond Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 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/clinton-reservoir-bearfort-waters-clinton-trail-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Clinton, New Jersey