Cheesequake State Park

Perrine Pond–Hooks Creek Lake Beach, 4 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Perrine Pond–Hooks Creek Lake Beach, 4 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Cheesequake State Park near Morristown, NJ. The route passes Hooks Creek Lake Beach and Perrine Pond. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 105 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Green Trail 40.43248, -74.26738
Nearest town Morristown, NJ

Directions

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Perrine Pond–Hooks Creek Lake Beach, 4 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 4–105 ft

Out & Back · Cheesequake State Park

Trailhead: Green Trail · 40.43248, -74.26738

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 81°F / low 69° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miPass Hooks Creek Lake Beach.
  4. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left onto Blue / Green / Red Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Green / Red Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Perrine Road, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miPass Perrine Pond.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Perrine Road, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right onto Green Trail, heading S.
  12. 1.7 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

83% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 81°F69°
Precip2%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity65%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Sun 74°65°
Mon 81°63°
Tue 84°64°
Wed 87°68°
Thu 85°71°
Fri 76°62°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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