Deer Park Pond–Scenic Overlook - Waterloo Area, 6 lakes is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Allamuchy Mountain State Park near Waterloo, NJ. The route passes Waterloo Lakes, Scenic Overlook - Waterloo Area and Starport on MC before reaching Deer Park Pond at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It climbs 1,363 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi633 – 1,096 ft10.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.92084, -74.74043
Nearest town Waterloo, NJ
Directions
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Deer Park Pond–Scenic Overlook - Waterloo Area, 6 lakes
10.3 mi · ▲ 1,363 ft · 4 hr 7 min
Elevation 634–1,095 ft
Out & Back · Allamuchy Mountain State Park
Trailhead: 40.92084, -74.74043
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Waterloo Lakes.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Highlands Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Scenic Overlook - Waterloo Area.
- 1.2 miPass Starport on MC.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Morris Canal Greenway, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Morris Canal Greenway/Highlands Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Waterloo South Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Deer Path Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Lake View/Deer Path Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Deer Park Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Deer Path Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Waterloo South Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Morris Canal Greenway/Highlands Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Morris Canal Greenway, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Morris Canal Connector, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Pebble Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
85% dirt15% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:27 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Waterloo Lakes–Jefferson Lake, 6 sights 2 mi · ▲ 202 ft
- Jefferson Lake–Allamuchy Mountain State Park Beach Loop, 5 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 340 ft
- Scenic Overlook - Musconetcong River–Pebble Trail, 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 470 ft
- Cranberry Lake–Jefferson Lake, 4 lakes 3.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Wheeler Lake–Eberling Memorial, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 316 ft
- Scenic Overlook - Waterloo Area & Highlands Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 873 ft
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