Laurel Pond–Banker Trail, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Wawayanda State Park near Wawayanda, NJ. The route reaches Laurel Pond. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,116 – 1,221 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Double Pond Trail 41.18486, -74.42199
Nearest town Wawayanda, NJ
Directions
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Laurel Pond–Banker Trail, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 1,117–1,222 ft
Out & Back · Wawayanda State Park
Trailhead: Double Pond Trail · 41.18486, -74.42199
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 72°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Double Pond Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Laurel Pond.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Cedar Swamp Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Banker Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Laurel Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cedar Swamp Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Double Pond Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 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
96% dirt3% gravel1% boardwalk
Weather
OvercastTemperature 72°F54°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity67%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:22 PM
Tue
75°58°
Wed
80°56°
Thu
75°60°
30%
Fri
71°50°
15%
Sat
76°50°
Sun
80°54°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from Double Pond Trail Trailhead
- Double Pond Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Red Dot Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 200 ft
- Double Pond Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Banker Trail & Cedar Swamp Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 227 ft
- Black Eagle Trail–Double Pond Trail, 3 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 364 ft
- Lookout–Lake Lookout, 6 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 396 ft
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