Frenches Pond–BSA, 5 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Allamuchy Mountain State Park near Waterloo, NJ. The route reaches Frenches Pond at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 1,482 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi663 – 1,214 ft11.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Highlands Trail (Teal) 40.91652, -74.76120
Nearest town Waterloo, NJ
Directions
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Frenches Pond–BSA, 5 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 1,482 ft · 4 hr 20 min
Elevation 661–1,215 ft
Out & Back · Allamuchy Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Highlands Trail (Teal) · 40.91652, -74.76120
Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 75°F / low 62° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Highlands Trail (Teal), heading N.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Earthworm, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Pebble Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Ice Cream, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto BSA, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Friggin Middle, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach Frenches Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto BSA, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Ice Cream, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Pebble Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Earthworm, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Highlands Trail, heading S.
- 250 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
67% dirt33% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 75°F62°
Precip2%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun
71°62°
Mon
77°53°
Tue
80°55°
Wed
83°61°
16%
Thu
79°63°
16%
Fri
70°47°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Highlands Trail (Teal) Trailhead
- Wheeler Lake & Earthworm 2.3 mi · ▲ 330 ft
- Waterloo Lakes & Continental Drive Trail via Morris Canal Greenway 2.6 mi · ▲ 86 ft
- Tilcon Lake–Border/Mulch Pit Trail, 4 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 287 ft
- Earthworm–Pebble Trail, 3 sights 10.3 mi · ▲ 1,322 ft
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