Wawayanda State Park

Lake Lookout–Highland Lakes Beach 5, 4 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 52 min

Lake Lookout–Highland Lakes Beach 5, 4 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Wawayanda State Park near Kampe, NJ. The route passes Highland Lakes Beach 5 before reaching Lake Lookout at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,194 – 1,289 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cherry Ridge Trail 41.16367, -74.45093
Nearest town Kampe, NJ

Directions

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Lake Lookout–Highland Lakes Beach 5, 4 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 52 min

Elevation 1,193–1,289 ft

Out & Back · Wawayanda State Park

Trailhead: Cherry Ridge Trail · 41.16367, -74.45093

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

  1. Start on Cherry Ridge Trail, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Highland Lakes Beach 5.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pump House Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Cherry Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miReach Lake Lookout, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right onto Pump House Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  10. 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

67% dirt33% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM

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