Appalachian Trail/Pochuck Boardwalk Viewpoint–Appalachian Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Wawayanda State Park near Willow Brook, NJ. The route passes Parker Lake and Appalachian Viewpoint before reaching Appalachian Trail/Pochuck Boardwalk Viewpoint at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It climbs 2,294 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi390 – 1,352 ft · steepest grade: 27%13.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: William Hoeferlin Trail 41.19828, -74.39739
Nearest town Willow Brook, NJ
Directions
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Appalachian Trail/Pochuck Boardwalk Viewpoint–Appalachian Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints
12.8 mi · ▲ 2,294 ft · 5 hr 25 min
Elevation 392–1,352 ft
Out & Back · Wawayanda State Park
Trailhead: William Hoeferlin Trail · 41.19828, -74.39739
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on William Hoeferlin Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Parker Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Iron Mountain Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
- 5.3 miPass Appalachian Viewpoint.
- 0.1 miReach Appalachian Trail/Pochuck Boardwalk Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.4 miTurn left onto Iron Mountain Road, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto William Hoeferlin Trail, 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.
Trail surface
95% dirt5% boardwalk
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from William Hoeferlin Trail Trailhead
- Parker Lake–Cross Road/William Hoeferlin Trail, 4 sights 3 mi · ▲ 265 ft
- Parker Lake & William Hoeferlin Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 281 ft
- Laurel Pond–Parker Lake, 5 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 394 ft
- Wawayanda Lake–Laurel Pond Loop, 9 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 578 ft
- Parker Lake–Banker Trail, 4 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 474 ft
- Pinwheel Vista–Parker Lake, 3 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,247 ft
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