Drakes Pond via Sussex Branch Trail
10 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Drakes Pond via Sussex Branch Trail is a 10-mile out-and-back near Lafayette, NJ. The route reaches Drakes Pond at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi551 – 607 ft10.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sussex Branch Trail 41.09231, -74.68930
Nearest town Lafayette, NJ
Directions
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Drakes Pond via Sussex Branch Trail
10 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Elevation 552–606 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Sussex Branch Trail · 41.09231, -74.68930
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sussex Branch Trail, heading SW.
- 4.5 miBear left onto Quantum Realm Drive, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sussex Branch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Drakes Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left onto Quantum Realm Drive, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sussex Branch Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 4.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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
91% gravel5% paved4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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