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Wawayanda State Park

Parker Lake–Cross Road/William Hoeferlin Trail, 5 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 618 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Parker Lake–Cross Road/William Hoeferlin Trail, 5 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Wawayanda State Park near Upper Greenwood Lake, NJ. The route reaches Parker Lake. It climbs 618 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi988 – 1,227 ft · steepest grade: 18%6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Appalachian Trail 41.19478, -74.36881
Nearest town Upper Greenwood Lake, NJ
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Parker Lake–Cross Road/William Hoeferlin Trail, 5 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 618 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Elevation 989–1,228 ft

Out & Back · Wawayanda State Park

Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 41.19478, -74.36881

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start on Appalachian Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.8 miPass Parker Lake.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto William Hoeferlin Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Wawayanda Road/William Hoeferlin Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Cross Road/William Hoeferlin Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Iron Mountain Road/Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miReach Parker Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Cross Road/William Hoeferlin Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Wawayanda Road/William Hoeferlin Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left onto William Hoeferlin Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
  12. 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/parker-lake-parker-lake-out-back-6-sights-11-km

Trail surface

62% dirt38% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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