Wawayanda State Park
Pinwheel Vista–Parker Lake, 3 sights
7.6 mi · ▲ 1,247 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Pinwheel Vista–Parker Lake, 3 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Wawayanda State Park near Willow Brook, NJ. The route passes Parker Lake before reaching Pinwheel Vista at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 1,247 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Pinwheel Vista–Parker Lake, 3 sights
7.6 mi · ▲ 1,247 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Elevation 999–1,352 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.
- 2.7 miReach Pinwheel Vista, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miTurn left onto Iron Mountain Road, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto William Hoeferlin Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- 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
- Cascade Lake & Parker Lake via Appalachian Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 800 ft
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