Cranberry Lake & Waving Willie Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Cranberry Lake & Waving Willie Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Allamuchy Mountain State Park near Cranberry Lake, NJ. The route reaches Cranberry Lake. It climbs 271 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Cranberry Lake & Waving Willie Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 773–916 ft
Out & Back · Allamuchy Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Bridge Trail · 40.95406, -74.73655
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 75°F / low 62° · precip 2% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Transit-accessible: Tamarack Road (Byram Park and Ride) stop 103 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Cranberry Lake.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sussex Branch Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Waving Willie Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Waving Willie Cutoff, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Waving Willie Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Cranberry Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Waving Willie Cutoff, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Waving Willie Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Sussex Branch Trail, heading NE.
- 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.
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- Transit-accessible: Tamarack Road (Byram Park and Ride) stop 103 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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