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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

  1. Start on Sussex Branch Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Waving Willie Trail, heading W.
  3. 2.5 miContinue straight onto Waving Willie/Waterloo-517 Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading S.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Pebble Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Earthworm, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miSharp right onto Highlands Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miPass Starport on MC.
  10. 200 ftSharp right onto Morris Canal Greenway, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Morris Canal Greenway/Highlands Trail, heading W.
  13. 1.1 miReach Starport on MC, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Morris Canal Greenway, heading NE.
  16. 0.4 miSharp left onto Morris Canal Connector, heading E.
  17. 0.5 miSharp left onto Earthworm, heading NE.
  18. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Pebble Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading NE.
  20. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Waving Willie/Waterloo-517 Trail, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Waving Willie Trail, heading NW.
  22. 2.5 miTurn left onto Sussex Branch Trail, heading E.
  23. 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°

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