Iron Mine Trail & Switchback Trail via Waterloo-517 Trail
10.1 mi · ▲ 1,250 ft · 4 hr
Iron Mine Trail & Switchback Trail via Waterloo-517 Trail is a 10.1-mile out-and-back in Allamuchy Mountain State Park near Allamuchy, NJ. It climbs 1,250 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi591 – 1,024 ft10.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Switchback Trail 40.92464, -74.80860
Nearest town Allamuchy, NJ
Directions
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Iron Mine Trail & Switchback Trail via Waterloo-517 Trail
10.1 mi · ▲ 1,250 ft · 4 hr
Elevation 591–1,022 ft
Out & Back · Allamuchy Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Switchback Trail · 40.92464, -74.80860
Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 75°F / low 63° · precip 2% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Switchback Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ranger Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Iron Mine Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Switchback Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Ranger Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Switchback Trail, heading SW.
- 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
69% dirt31% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 75°F63°
Precip2%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun
72°60°
Mon
77°54°
Tue
80°56°
Wed
84°61°
17%
Thu
79°63°
17%
Fri
71°48°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Switchback Trail Trailhead
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- Ditch/Cardiac Bypass–Ditch/Cardiac Trail Loop, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 627 ft
- Candy Ass & Switchback Trail Loop via Waterloo-517 Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 597 ft
- Wheeler Lake–BSA Connector, 3 sights 8.1 mi · ▲ 810 ft
- Allamuchy Mountain–Ditch/Cardiac Trail, 3 sights 8.9 mi · ▲ 1,202 ft
- Ditch/Cardiac Bypass–Ditch/Cardiac Trail Loop, 3 sights 9 mi · ▲ 1,085 ft
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