Scenic Overlook - Waterloo Area–Scenic Overlook - Musconetcong River Loop, 7 sights is a 3.7-mile loop in Allamuchy Mountain State Park near Waterloo, NJ. The route passes Wheeler Lake, Scenic Overlook - Waterloo Area and Scenic Overlook - Musconetcong River. It climbs 558 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi666 – 1,096 ft · steepest grade: 27%3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.92858, -74.76860
Nearest town Waterloo, NJ
Directions
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Scenic Overlook - Waterloo Area–Scenic Overlook - Musconetcong River Loop, 7 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 558 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 667–1,095 ft
Loop · Allamuchy Mountain State Park
Trailhead: 40.92858, -74.76860
Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 74°F / low 62° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Wheeler Lake.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Earthworm, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Highlands Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftReach Scenic Overlook - Waterloo Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miPass Scenic Overlook - Waterloo Area.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miPass Scenic Overlook - Musconetcong River.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pebble Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Highlands Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pebble/Waterloo-517 Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Eberling Memorial, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
71% dirt29% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 74°F62°
Precip2%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun
70°61°
Mon
76°53°
Tue
80°55°
Wed
83°61°
17%
Thu
79°62°
17%
Fri
70°47°
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