Paulinskill River Wildlife Management Area
Drakes Pond via Paulinskill Valley Trail
11 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Drakes Pond via Paulinskill Valley Trail is an 11-mile out-and-back in Paulinskill River Wildlife Management Area near Warbasse, NJ. The route reaches Drakes Pond at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Drakes Pond via Paulinskill Valley Trail
11 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Elevation 555–616 ft
Out & Back · Paulinskill River Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Paulinskill Valley Trail · 41.09216, -74.72016
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Paulinskill Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Sussex Branch Trail, heading SW.
- 3.8 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 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sussex Branch Trail, heading NW.
- 3.6 miTurn left onto Paulinskill Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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