Cranberry Lake–Allamuchy Mountain State Park Beach, 5 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Allamuchy Mountain State Park near Cranberry Lake, NJ. The route passes Cranberry Lake and Allamuchy Mountain State Park Beach. It climbs 450 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi699 – 988 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sussex Branch Trail 40.94780, -74.73726
Nearest town Cranberry Lake, NJ
Directions
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Cranberry Lake–Allamuchy Mountain State Park Beach, 5 sights
4 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 698–988 ft
Out & Back · Allamuchy Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Sussex Branch Trail · 40.94780, -74.73726
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 75°F / low 62° · precip 2% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sussex Branch Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Cranberry Lake.
- 1.1 miPass Allamuchy Mountain State Park Beach.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ranger Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Ranger/Highlands Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftReach Cranberry Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Highlands Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Ranger Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Highlands Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Sussex Branch Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 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
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 75°F62°
Precip2%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun
72°59°
Mon
76°53°
Tue
80°55°
Wed
83°61°
17%
Thu
79°62°
17%
Fri
70°47°
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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