Wawayanda State Park
Parker Lake–Cedar Swamp Trail, 6 sights
9.7 mi · ▲ 629 ft · 3 hr 33 min
Parker Lake–Cedar Swamp Trail, 6 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Wawayanda State Park near Willow Brook, NJ. The route reaches Parker Lake. It climbs 629 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi935 – 1,293 ft10.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old Wawayanda Road 41.21751, -74.39602
Nearest town Willow Brook, NJ
Directions
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Parker Lake–Cedar Swamp Trail, 6 sights
9.7 mi · ▲ 629 ft · 3 hr 33 min
Elevation 935–1,292 ft
Out & Back · Wawayanda State Park
Trailhead: Old Wawayanda Road · 41.21751, -74.39602
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start on Old Wawayanda Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Mine Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Old Wawayanda Road, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Old Wawayanda Road/William Hoeferlin Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto William Hoeferlin Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Parker Lake.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto William Hoeferlin Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Double Pond Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Cedar Swamp Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miReach Parker Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Double Pond Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto William Hoeferlin Trail, heading NE.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto William Hoeferlin Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Wawayanda Road/William Hoeferlin Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Old Wawayanda Road, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Mine Loop, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Old Wawayanda Road, heading NE.
- 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
79% dirt20% gravel1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM
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