Cheesequake State Park

Hooks Creek Lake–Hooks Creek Lake Beach, 3 beaches

1.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 40 min

Hooks Creek Lake–Hooks Creek Lake Beach, 3 beaches is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Cheesequake State Park near Morristown, NJ. The route passes Hooks Creek Lake Beach and Hooks Creek Lake before reaching Hooks Creek Lake Beach at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 85 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Green Trail 40.43248, -74.26738
Nearest town Morristown, NJ

Directions

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Hooks Creek Lake–Hooks Creek Lake Beach, 3 beaches

1.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 40 min

Elevation 5–84 ft

Out & Back · Cheesequake State Park

Trailhead: Green Trail · 40.43248, -74.26738

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 81°F / low 69° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miPass Hooks Creek Lake Beach.
  4. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miPass Hooks Creek Lake.
  7. 50 ftPass Hooks Creek Lake Beach.
  8. 0.2 miReach Hooks Creek Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miBear left onto Blue / Green / Red / Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 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

31% dirt69% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 81°F69°
Precip2%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity65%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Sun 74°65°
Mon 81°63°
Tue 84°64°
Wed 87°68°
Thu 85°71°
Fri 76°62°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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