Allamuchy Mountain State Park

Iron Mine Trail via Waterloo-517 Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 891 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Iron Mine Trail via Waterloo-517 Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Allamuchy Mountain State Park near Tranquility, NJ. It climbs 891 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi633 – 1,024 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.94543, -74.78688
Nearest town Tranquility, NJ

Directions

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Iron Mine Trail via Waterloo-517 Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 891 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 632–1,022 ft

Out & Back · Allamuchy Mountain State Park

Trailhead: 40.94543, -74.78688

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 1.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ranger Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading E.
  7. 350 ftTurn right onto Iron Mine Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miReach Iron Mine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading NE.
  10. 400 ftTurn right onto Ranger Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miSharp right onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading SW.
  12. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 1.1 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

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:27 PM

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