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Allamuchy Pond–Deer Park Pond, 14 sights is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Allamuchy Mountain State Park near Waterloo, NJ. The route passes Tilcon Lake, Starport on MC, Deer Park Pond and Allamuchy Pond. It climbs 1,240 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi633 – 1,184 ft · steepest grade: 16%16.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Firetower Road 40.89202, -74.75105
Nearest town Waterloo, NJ

Directions

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Allamuchy Pond–Deer Park Pond, 14 sights

15.7 mi · ▲ 1,240 ft · 5 hr 51 min

Elevation 634–1,185 ft

Out & Back · Allamuchy Mountain State Park

Trailhead: Firetower Road · 40.89202, -74.75105

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 73°F / low 61° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Transit-accessible: Panther Valley stop 106 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Firetower Road, heading NW.
  2. 300 ftTurn right onto Firetower Road/Fire Tower/Green Trail, heading N.
  3. 350 ftBear right onto Firetower Road/Fire Tower Trail, heading NE.
  4. 200 ftContinue straight onto Round The Firetower, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Leeroy, heading E.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left onto Estus Hood, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miBear right onto Pre Cooler, heading W.
  8. 300 ftTurn left onto Teepee Rock Trail/The Rake, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miSharp right onto Teepee Rock Trai/The Rake, heading NE.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Border/Mulch Pit Trail, heading N.
  12. 200 ftContinue straight onto Trestle Trail, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miPass Tilcon Lake.
  15. 450 ftContinue straight onto Canal Connector, heading NE.
  16. 0.5 miSharp left onto Morris Canal Greenway, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miPass Starport on MC.
  18. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto Morris Canal Greenway/Highlands Trail, heading W.
  20. 1 miTurn right onto Waterloo South Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.5 miBear left onto Deer Path Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.4 miPass Deer Park Pond.
  23. 300 ftTurn left onto Lake View/Deer Path Trail, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lake View Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.9 miBear left onto Deer Path Trail, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right onto Connector, heading SW.
  27. 0.4 miBear right onto Allamuchy Pond Trail, heading SW.
  28. 0.7 miPass Allamuchy Pond.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 400 ftReach Allamuchy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  31. 1.1 miBear left onto Connector, heading S.
  32. 0.4 miTurn left onto Deer Path Trail, heading S.
  33. 0.2 miBear right onto Lake View Trail, heading E.
  34. 0.9 miTurn left onto Lake View/Deer Path Trail, heading SE.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right onto Deer Path Trail, heading E.
  36. 0.5 miBear right onto Waterloo South Trail, heading E.
  37. 0.5 miTurn left onto Morris Canal Greenway/Highlands Trail, heading SE.
  38. 1 miBear right, heading E.
  39. 50 ftBear left onto Morris Canal Greenway, heading NE.
  40. 0.5 miSharp right onto Canal Connector, heading NE.
  41. 0.8 miBear left onto Trestle Trail, heading E.
  42. 50 ftContinue straight onto Border/Mulch Pit Trail, heading E.
  43. 200 ftTurn right onto Teepee Rock Trai/The Rake, heading SE.
  44. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  45. 0.2 miSharp left onto Teepee Rock Trail/The Rake, heading SW.
  46. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pre Cooler, heading NE.
  47. 300 ftBear left onto Estus Hood, heading NE.
  48. 0.1 miTurn right onto Leeroy, heading S.
  49. 0.8 miTurn right onto Round The Firetower, heading SW.
  50. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Firetower Road/Fire Tower Trail, heading S.
  51. 200 ftBear left onto Firetower Road/Fire Tower/Green Trail, heading S.
  52. 350 ftTurn left onto Firetower Road, heading E.
  53. 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

64% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F61°
Precip2%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 69°57° 15%
Mon 75°51°
Tue 78°53°
Wed 82°59°
Thu 77°61°
Fri 69°46°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Panther Valley stop 106 m from the trailhead

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