Baldcypress, Taxodium distichum, Buttressing2.JPG
Kieran Hunt · CC BY-SA 4.0

Vista Lake–Otter Lake, 10 lakes is a 3-mile out-and-back in Duke Farms near Raritan, NJ. The route passes Great Falls Lake, Otter Lake, Vista Lake and 5 more. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 98 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fox Hollow Lane 40.55242, -74.63624
Nearest town Raritan, NJ

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Vista Lake–Otter Lake, 10 lakes

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 56–98 ft

Out & Back · Duke Farms

Trailhead: Fox Hollow Lane · 40.55242, -74.63624

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Fox Hollow Lane, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Great Falls Lake.
  3. 50 ftPass Otter Lake.
  4. 50 ftPass Vista Lake.
  5. 0.2 miPass Mermaid Pool.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Old Foundation Lane, heading SE.
  7. 350 ftBear left onto Woods Lane, heading E.
  8. 150 ftBear left onto Great Meadow Path, heading E.
  9. 500 ftContinue straight onto Great Meadow To Orchid Range Path, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wildflower Meadow Path, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto White Oak Path, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miBear left onto Turtle Lake Path, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miPass Heron Lake.
  18. 50 ftPass Boathouse Lake.
  19. 0.3 miPass Turtle Lake.
  20. 350 ftPass Frog Lake.
  21. 0.3 miReach Vista Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.8 miBear right onto White Oak Path, heading NE.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right onto Wildflower Meadow Path, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 150 ftTurn right onto Great Meadow To Orchid Range Path, heading E.
  28. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Great Meadow Path, heading S.
  29. 500 ftBear right onto Woods Lane, heading SE.
  30. 150 ftBear right onto Old Foundation Lane, heading SW.
  31. 350 ftTurn left onto Old Foundation Way, heading SW.
  32. 0.1 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

58% grass21% dirt20% gravel1% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route