Jefferson Lake–Allamuchy Mountain State Park Beach, 7 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 567 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Jefferson Lake–Allamuchy Mountain State Park Beach, 7 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Allamuchy Mountain State Park near Lockwood, NJ. The route passes Allamuchy Mountain State Park Beach and Jefferson Lake. It climbs 567 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Jefferson Lake–Allamuchy Mountain State Park Beach, 7 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 567 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 665–903 ft
Out & Back · Allamuchy Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Byram Trail (Gray) · 40.93226, -74.72277
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 75°F / low 62° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Byram Trail (Gray), heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Highlands Trail (Teal), heading NW.
- 1 miPass Allamuchy Mountain State Park Beach.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Sussex Branch Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Jefferson Lake.
- 0.4 miReach Jefferson Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Unblazed, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Ranger Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Iron Mine Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Sussex Branch Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Sheila Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Highlands Trail (Teal), heading SE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Byram Trail (Gray), heading E.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from Byram Trail (Gray) Trailhead
- Allamuchy Mountain State Park Beach–Highlands Trail (Teal), 4 sights 13 mi · ▲ 1,624 ft
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