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Great Oak–Otter Lake, 7 lakes is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Duke Farms near Royce Valley, NJ. The route passes Heron Lake, Boathouse Lake, Turtle Lake and Otter Lake before reaching Great Oak at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. 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 – 72 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Walk On The Wildside Trail 40.54984, -74.62412
Nearest town Royce Valley, NJ

Directions

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Great Oak–Otter Lake, 7 lakes

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 57–73 ft

Out & Back · Duke Farms

Trailhead: Walk On The Wildside Trail · 40.54984, -74.62412

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 67° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Walk On The Wildside Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miBear right onto Railroad Way, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Orchid Range Way, heading NW.
  4. 400 ftSharp right onto Wildflower Meadow Path, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto White Oak Path, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miBear left onto Turtle Lake Path, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miPass Heron Lake.
  8. 50 ftPass Boathouse Lake.
  9. 0.3 miPass Turtle Lake.
  10. 0.1 miPass Otter Lake.
  11. 400 ftReach Great Oak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.7 miBear right onto White Oak Path, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Wildflower Meadow Path, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miSharp left onto Orchid Range Way, heading S.
  15. 400 ftTurn right onto Railroad Way, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Walk On The Wildside Trail, heading W.
  17. 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

48% grass37% dirt15% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F67°
Precip2%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 1.7″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 73°62° 16%
Mon 80°61°
Tue 82°62°
Wed 86°66°
Thu 84°69°
Fri 74°58°

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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