Wawayanda State Park

Laurel Pond & Laurel Pond Trail via Cherry Ridge Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 446 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Laurel Pond & Laurel Pond Trail via Cherry Ridge Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Wawayanda State Park near Moe, NJ. The route reaches Laurel Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 446 ft. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,132 – 1,312 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cherry Ridge Trail 41.15690, -74.41448
Nearest town Moe, NJ

Directions

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Laurel Pond & Laurel Pond Trail via Cherry Ridge Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 446 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 1,131–1,313 ft

Out & Back · Wawayanda State Park

Trailhead: Cherry Ridge Trail · 41.15690, -74.41448

Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 72°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cherry Ridge Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miBear left onto Mojo Swamp, heading S.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  4. 200 ftBear right onto Mojo Swamp, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftBear right onto Cherry Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.7 miSharp right onto Laurel Pond Trail, heading NW.
  7. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 150 ftReach Laurel Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.2 miSharp left onto Cherry Ridge Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.7 miBear left onto Mojo Swamp, heading E.
  11. 250 ftBear left onto Cherry Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  12. 200 ftContinue straight onto Mojo Swamp, heading SE.
  13. 100 ftBear right onto Cherry Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 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% gravel50% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 72°F55°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity64%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:22 PM
Tue 75°59°
Wed 80°56°
Thu 75°60° 31%
Fri 71°50° 16%
Sat 76°50°
Sun 80°54°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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