Hooks Creek Lake–Hooks Creek Lake Beach, 3 beaches
3.5 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Hooks Creek Lake–Hooks Creek Lake Beach, 3 beaches is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Cheesequake State Park near Morristown, NJ. The route passes Hooks Creek Lake and Hooks Creek Lake Beach. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 105 ft3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.44097, -74.26541
Nearest town Morristown, NJ
Directions
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Hooks Creek Lake–Hooks Creek Lake Beach, 3 beaches
3.5 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 4–105 ft
Out & Back · Cheesequake State Park
Trailhead: 40.44097, -74.26541
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Hooks Creek Lake.
- 50 ftPass Hooks Creek Lake Beach.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 2.1 miBear left onto Green / Red Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue / Green / Red Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Blue / Green / Red / Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 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
69% dirt31% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Hooks Creek Lake–Hooks Creek Lake Beach, 3 beaches 1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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