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

  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. 0.9 miTurn left onto Laurel Pond Trail, heading E.
  6. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 150 ftReach Laurel Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.2 miTurn right onto Cherry Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right onto Pump House Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 200 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Ridge Trail, heading N.
  12. 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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