Allamuchy Mountain State Park

Ditch/Cardiac Trail–Waterloo-517 Trail, 3 sights

7.1 mi · ▲ 789 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Ditch/Cardiac Trail–Waterloo-517 Trail, 3 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Allamuchy Mountain State Park near Allamuchy, NJ. It climbs 789 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi587 – 1,148 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Waterloo-517 Trail 40.93511, -74.80267
Nearest town Allamuchy, NJ

Directions

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Ditch/Cardiac Trail–Waterloo-517 Trail, 3 sights

7.1 mi · ▲ 789 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Elevation 587–1,147 ft

Out & Back · Allamuchy Mountain State Park

Trailhead: Waterloo-517 Trail · 40.93511, -74.80267

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 63° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Waterloo-517 Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miSharp right onto Waving Willie/Waterloo-517 Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Waving Willie Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.8 miReach Waterloo-517 Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miBear right onto Waving Willie Cutoff, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Waving Willie Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Waving Willie/Waterloo-517 Trail, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Connector, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left onto Ice Cream, heading SW.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.8 miBear right onto Ditch/Cardiac Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miBear left onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

63% dirt3% rock34% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F63°
Precip2%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 72°60°
Mon 77°54°
Tue 81°56°
Wed 84°62° 17%
Thu 80°63° 17%
Fri 71°48°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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