Wawayanda State Park
Laurel Pond–Highland Lakes Beach 5, 5 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 481 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Laurel Pond–Highland Lakes Beach 5, 5 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Wawayanda State Park near Kampe, NJ. The route passes Highland Lakes Beach 5 before reaching Laurel Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 481 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,132 – 1,312 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cherry Ridge Trail 41.16367, -74.45093
Nearest town Kampe, NJ
Directions
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Laurel Pond–Highland Lakes Beach 5, 5 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 481 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 1,131–1,313 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
- Start on Cherry Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Highland Lakes Beach 5.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pump House Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Cherry Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Laurel Pond Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Laurel Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Cherry Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Pump House Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 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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