Starport on MC–Earthworm, 7 sights is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Allamuchy Mountain State Park near Whitehall, NJ. The route reaches Starport on MC. It climbs 1,251 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi633 – 1,024 ft16.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sussex Branch Trail 40.96838, -74.74068
Nearest town Whitehall, NJ
Directions
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Starport on MC–Earthworm, 7 sights
15.7 mi · ▲ 1,251 ft · 5 hr 52 min
Elevation 634–1,022 ft
Out & Back · Allamuchy Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Sussex Branch Trail · 40.96838, -74.74068
Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 75°F / low 63° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start on Sussex Branch Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Waving Willie Trail, heading W.
- 2.5 miContinue straight onto Waving Willie/Waterloo-517 Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Pebble Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Earthworm, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Highlands Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Starport on MC.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Morris Canal Greenway, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Morris Canal Greenway/Highlands Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miReach Starport on MC, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Morris Canal Greenway, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Morris Canal Connector, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Earthworm, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Pebble Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Waving Willie/Waterloo-517 Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Waving Willie Trail, heading NW.
- 2.5 miTurn left onto Sussex Branch Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
89% dirt11% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 75°F63°
Precip2%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.2″ 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°
More from Sussex Branch Trail Trailhead
- Lehigh & Hudson Rail Trail & Sussex Branch Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 179 ft
- Sussex Branch Trail–Waterloo-517 Trail, 3 sights 10.4 mi · ▲ 1,209 ft
- Allamuchy Mountain State Park Beach–Highlands Trail, 5 sights 10.9 mi · ▲ 1,087 ft
- Jefferson Lake–Allamuchy Mountain State Park Beach, 6 sights 11.4 mi · ▲ 1,367 ft
- Highlands Trail–Pebble/Waterloo-517 Trail, 6 sights 11.6 mi · ▲ 1,385 ft
- Cranberry Lake–Iron Mine Trail, 5 sights 12.1 mi · ▲ 1,091 ft
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