Schooley's Mountain County Park

(green)–Falling Waters Trail, 3 sights

10.9 mi · ▲ 642 ft · 3 hr 57 min

(green)–Falling Waters Trail, 3 sights is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Schooley's Mountain County Park near Crestmoore, NJ. It climbs 642 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi492 – 902 ft · steepest grade: 19%11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Columbia Trail 40.74921, -74.82629
Nearest town Crestmoore, NJ

Directions

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(green)–Falling Waters Trail, 3 sights

10.9 mi · ▲ 642 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Elevation 491–901 ft

Out & Back · Schooley's Mountain County Park

Trailhead: Columbia Trail · 40.74921, -74.82629

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Columbia Trail, heading N.
  2. 4.7 miBear left onto Patriots' Path, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miSharp left onto Falling Waters Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left onto (green), heading W.
  5. 450 ftReach Patriots' Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 450 ftSharp right onto Falling Waters Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right onto Patriots' Path, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miBear right onto Columbia Trail, heading SE.
  9. 4.5 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

83% gravel14% dirt1% boardwalk2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F65°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity73%
Rained 0.7″ 2 days ago (0.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 73°61°
Mon 78°56°
Tue 80°57°
Wed 84°62°
Thu 81°65°
Fri 72°50°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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