Lake Success–Crater Lake, 3 lakes is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Haneys Mill, NJ. The route passes Crater Lake, Crater Lake and Lake Success. It climbs 463 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,312 – 1,565 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.09059, -74.91152
Nearest town Haneys Mill, NJ
Directions
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Lake Success–Crater Lake, 3 lakes
5.5 mi · ▲ 463 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 1,311–1,566 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.09059, -74.91152
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 72°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miPass Crater Lake.
- 0.3 miPass Crater Lake.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Crater Lake Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Lake Success.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 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 surface
66% dirt3% gravel31% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 72°F53°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity65%
Rained 0.5″ 4 days ago (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:24 PM
Tue
75°57°
Wed
78°55°
Thu
70°57°
41%
Fri
72°47°
Sat
74°48°
Sun
79°52°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Appalachian Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 228 ft
- Appalachian Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- Long Pine Pond & Unmaintained Trail via Appalachian Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 329 ft
- Lake Success–Crater Lake, 3 lakes 4.1 mi · ▲ 319 ft
- Hemlock Lake–Crater Lake, 3 lakes 4.5 mi · ▲ 589 ft
- Hemlock Lake–Crater Lake, 4 lakes 8.1 mi · ▲ 861 ft
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