Johnson Lake & Cranberry Lake Overlook Trail via Tamarack Trail (White)

2.5 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Johnson Lake & Cranberry Lake Overlook Trail via Tamarack Trail (White) is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Whitehall, NJ. The route reaches Johnson Lake. It climbs 452 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi784 – 1,096 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tamarack Trail (White) 40.95956, -74.73621
Nearest town Whitehall, NJ

Directions

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Johnson Lake & Cranberry Lake Overlook Trail via Tamarack Trail (White)

2.5 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 783–1,095 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Tamarack Trail (White) · 40.95956, -74.73621

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 62° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Transit-accessible: Tamarack Road (Byram Park and Ride) stop 508 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tamarack Trail (White), heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Unblazed (Overlock), heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Tamarack Trail (White), heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tamarack Connector Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftPass Johnson Lake.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miReach Johnson Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left onto Tamarack Trail (White), heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miBear right onto Unblazed (Overlock), heading SW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tamarack Trail (White), heading S.
  11. 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

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F62°
Precip2%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 70°62°
Mon 76°53°
Tue 80°55°
Wed 83°61° 17%
Thu 79°62° 17%
Fri 70°47°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Tamarack Road (Byram Park and Ride) stop 508 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead