Allamuchy Mountain State Park

Scenic Overlook - Musconetcong River–Pebble/Waterloo-517 Trail, 4 sights

10.6 mi · ▲ 1,188 ft · 4 hr 8 min

Scenic Overlook - Musconetcong River–Pebble/Waterloo-517 Trail, 4 sights is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Allamuchy Mountain State Park near Allamuchy, NJ. The route reaches Scenic Overlook - Musconetcong River at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 1,188 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi591 – 1,056 ft11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Switchback Trail 40.92464, -74.80860
Nearest town Allamuchy, NJ

Directions

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Scenic Overlook - Musconetcong River–Pebble/Waterloo-517 Trail, 4 sights

10.6 mi · ▲ 1,188 ft · 4 hr 8 min

Elevation 591–1,056 ft

Out & Back · Allamuchy Mountain State Park

Trailhead: Switchback Trail · 40.92464, -74.80860

Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 75°F / low 63° · precip 2% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 500 ftContinue straight onto Switchback Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.5 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left onto Pebble/Waterloo-517 Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pebble Trail, heading S.
  12. 350 ftReach Scenic Overlook - Musconetcong River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 400 ftTurn left onto Highlands Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pebble/Waterloo-517 Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading NE.
  17. 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 2.1 miContinue straight onto Switchback Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 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

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 75°F63°
Precip2%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 72°60°
Mon 77°54°
Tue 80°56°
Wed 84°61° 17%
Thu 79°63° 17%
Fri 71°48°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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