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Drakes Pond & Sussex Branch Trail via Andover Loop/Sussex Branch Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 268 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Drakes Pond & Sussex Branch Trail via Andover Loop/Sussex Branch Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Wawayanda, NJ. The route reaches Drakes Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 268 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi594 – 722 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: The Wooden Duck B&B 41.02503, -74.73923
Nearest town Wawayanda, NJ
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Drakes Pond & Sussex Branch Trail via Andover Loop/Sussex Branch Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 268 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 593–723 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: The Wooden Duck B&B · 41.02503, -74.73923

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

  1. Start on The Wooden Duck B&B, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right onto Andover Loop/Sussex Branch Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Sussex Branch Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miReach Drakes Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Andover Loop/Sussex Branch Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miSharp left onto The Wooden Duck B&B, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/drakes-pond-drakes-pond-out-back-3-lakes-4-km

Trail surface

73% gravel27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM

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