Scenic Overlook - Waterloo Area–Scenic Overlook - Musconetcong River, 6 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Allamuchy Mountain State Park near Waterloo, NJ. The route passes Waterloo Lakes, Starport on MC and Scenic Overlook - Waterloo Area before reaching Scenic Overlook - Musconetcong River at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 545 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi637 – 1,096 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.91488, -74.75492
Nearest town Waterloo, NJ
Directions
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Scenic Overlook - Waterloo Area–Scenic Overlook - Musconetcong River, 6 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 636–1,095 ft
Out & Back · Allamuchy Mountain State Park
Trailhead: 40.91488, -74.75492
Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 75°F / low 63° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Morris Canal Greenway, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Waterloo Lakes.
- 0.4 miPass Starport on MC.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Morris Canal Connector, heading W.
- 1.2 miPass Scenic Overlook - Waterloo Area.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Pebble Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftPass Scenic Overlook - Musconetcong River.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Earthworm, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Highlands Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Morris Canal Greenway, heading E.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 75°F63°
Precip2%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun
72°59°
Mon
77°53°
Tue
80°55°
Wed
83°61°
Thu
79°63°
Fri
71°47°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
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