Jefferson Lake–Wheeler Lake, 6 sights
4 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Jefferson Lake–Wheeler Lake, 6 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Allamuchy Mountain State Park near Waterloo, NJ. The route passes Wheeler Lake and Allamuchy Mountain State Park Beach before reaching Jefferson Lake at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 348 ft. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Jefferson Lake–Wheeler Lake, 6 sights
4 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 714–930 ft
Out & Back · Allamuchy Mountain State Park
Trailhead: 40.92858, -74.76860
Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 74°F / low 62° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Wheeler Lake.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Eberling Memorial, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pebble/Waterloo-517 Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ranger Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Ranger/Highlands Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Ranger Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Jefferson Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Allamuchy Mountain State Park Beach.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Ranger/Highlands Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Ranger Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Pebble/Waterloo-517 Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Eberling Memorial, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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