Wawayanda State Park
Parker Lake–Cross Road/William Hoeferlin Trail, 4 sights
3 mi · ▲ 265 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Parker Lake–Cross Road/William Hoeferlin Trail, 4 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Wawayanda State Park near Willow Brook, NJ. The route reaches Parker Lake. It climbs 265 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Parker Lake–Cross Road/William Hoeferlin Trail, 4 sights
3 mi · ▲ 265 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 1,052–1,237 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.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto William Hoeferlin Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Wawayanda Road/William Hoeferlin Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Cross Road/William Hoeferlin Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Iron Mountain Road/Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto William Hoeferlin Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive 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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