Cheesequake State Park

Hooks Creek Lake–Hooks Creek Lake Beach, 3 beaches

1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 39 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, 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 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 62 ft2.0 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

1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 39 min

Elevation 5–63 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Hooks Creek Lake.
  3. 50 ftPass Hooks Creek Lake Beach.
  4. 0.5 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miPass Hooks Creek Lake.
  6. 50 ftPass Hooks Creek Lake Beach.
  7. 0.2 miReach Hooks Creek Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miBear left onto Blue / Green / Red / Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 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

31% dirt69% 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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