Lake Surprise Boat Launch 2013-05-19.jpg
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Lake Surprise via White Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Watchung Reservation near Tremont Park, NJ. The route reaches Lake Surprise. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi282 – 325 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.70010, -74.35309
Nearest town Tremont Park, NJ

Directions

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Lake Surprise via White Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 43 min

Elevation 282–324 ft

Out & Back · Watchung Reservation

Trailhead: 40.70010, -74.35309

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading W.
  3. 300 ftPass Lake Surprise.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftReach Lake Surprise, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.5 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

50% gravel44% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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