Lower Falls–Upper Falls, 3 viewpoints
3.7 mi · ▲ 409 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Lower Falls–Upper Falls, 3 viewpoints is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Harrington Park near Schooleys Mountain, NJ. The route passes Upper Falls before reaching Lower Falls at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 409 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lower Falls–Upper Falls, 3 viewpoints
3.7 mi · ▲ 409 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 806–1,098 ft
Out & Back · Harrington Park
Trailhead: 40.80396, -74.80316
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 73°F / low 62° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Patriots' Path, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto green, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto light blue, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto yellow, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Upper Falls.
- 200 ftBear left onto red, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto orange, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto blue, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Lower Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto orange, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto red, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto yellow, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto light blue, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right onto green, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto power line service road, heading NW.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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