1. Start on Sussex Branch Trail, heading NW.
2. 350 ftTurn left onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading W.
3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pebble/Waterloo-517 Trail, heading SW.
4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading W.
5. 100 ftTurn left onto Ranger/Highlands Trail, heading NW.
6. 450 ftTurn left onto Ranger Trail, heading NW.
7. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
9. 200 ftSharp right onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading N.
10. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
12. 1.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
13. 0.1 miBear right onto Ditch/Cardiac Trail, heading W.
14. 250 ftReach Pebble/Waterloo-517 Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
15. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
16. 0.1 miSharp right onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading S.
17. 1.3 miBear left, heading E.
18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
19. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
20. 1.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
21. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
22. 0.2 miBear right onto Ranger Trail, heading SE.
23. 0.5 miTurn right onto Ranger/Highlands Trail, heading SE.
24. 400 ftTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading E.
25. 150 ftTurn left onto Pebble/Waterloo-517 Trail, heading E.
26. 0.4 miTurn left onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading E.
27. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sussex Branch Trail, heading SE.
28. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/jefferson-lake-allamuchy-mountain-state-park-beach-out-back-4-sights-15-km