Deer Park Pond–Waterloo Lakes, 7 sights is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Allamuchy Mountain State Park near Lockwood, NJ. The route passes Waterloo Lakes, Starport on MC and Deer Park Pond. It climbs 602 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi633 – 1,007 ft · steepest grade: 17%13.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.90953, -74.72147
Nearest town Lockwood, NJ
Directions
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Deer Park Pond–Waterloo Lakes, 7 sights
12.7 mi · ▲ 602 ft · 4 hr 32 min
Elevation 634–1,006 ft
Out & Back · Allamuchy Mountain State Park
Trailhead: 40.90953, -74.72147
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 63° · precip 2% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 777 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Morris Canal Greenway, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Continental Drive Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miPass Waterloo Lakes.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Morris Canal Greenway, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Starport on MC.
- 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.
- 0.4 miPass Deer Park Pond.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Lake View/Deer Path Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Lake View Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Deer Path Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Lake View Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Deer Park Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Deer Path Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Lake View Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Lake View/Deer Path Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Deer Path Trail, heading E.
- 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.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Continental Drive Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Morris Canal Greenway, heading SE.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
75% dirt15% paved10% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 75°F63°
Precip2%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
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°
Thu
79°62°
Fri
70°47°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 777 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Morris Canal Greenway 2.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Morris Canal Greenway 3 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Waterloo Lakes–Continental Drive Trail, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Tilcon Lake–Waterloo Lakes, 10 sights 10 mi · ▲ 688 ft
- Waterloo Lakes–Wheeler Lake, 8 sights 12.2 mi · ▲ 1,034 ft
- Scenic Overlook - Pond–Tilcon Lake, 11 sights 12.5 mi · ▲ 1,027 ft
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