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Allamuchy Mountain State Park

Deer Park Pond–Cranberry Lake, 9 sights

14.6 mi · ▲ 1,174 ft · 5 hr 27 min

Deer Park Pond–Cranberry Lake, 9 sights is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Allamuchy Mountain State Park near Cranberry Lake, NJ. The route passes Cranberry Lake, Starport on MC and Deer Park Pond. It climbs 1,174 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi633 – 1,004 ft · steepest grade: 17%15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sussex Branch Trail 40.94780, -74.73726
Nearest town Cranberry Lake, NJ
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Deer Park Pond–Cranberry Lake, 9 sights

14.6 mi · ▲ 1,174 ft · 5 hr 27 min

Elevation 634–1,003 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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sussex Branch Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Cranberry Lake.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right onto Iron Mine Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftTurn right onto Ranger Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Pebble Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Earthworm, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miSharp right onto Highlands Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.5 miPass Starport on MC.
  11. 50 ftSharp right onto Morris Canal Greenway, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Morris Canal Greenway/Highlands Trail, heading W.
  14. 1 miTurn right onto Waterloo South Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.5 miBear left onto Deer Path Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.5 miPass Deer Park Pond.
  17. 200 ftTurn left onto Lake View/Deer Path Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lake View Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.9 miReach Deer Park Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.9 miTurn left onto Lake View/Deer Path Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right onto Deer Path Trail, heading SE.
  22. 0.5 miBear right onto Waterloo South Trail, heading NE.
  23. 0.5 miTurn left onto Morris Canal Greenway/Highlands Trail, heading SE.
  24. 1 miBear right, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto Morris Canal Greenway, heading NE.
  26. 0.4 miSharp left onto Morris Canal Connector, heading E.
  27. 0.5 miSharp left onto Earthworm, heading NE.
  28. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Pebble Trail, heading NE.
  29. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading N.
  30. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Ranger Trail, heading NE.
  31. 0.3 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading E.
  32. 350 ftTurn right onto Iron Mine Trail, heading SE.
  33. 0.4 miTurn left onto Sussex Branch Trail, heading E.
  34. 0.7 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/deer-park-pond-starport-on-mc-out-back-10-sights

Trail surface

83% dirt17% 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

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