Scenic Overlook - Waterloo Area–Waterloo Lakes, 5 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Allamuchy Mountain State Park near Waterloo, NJ. The route passes Scenic Overlook - Waterloo Area, Starport on MC and Waterloo Lakes. It climbs 1,117 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi637 – 1,096 ft · steepest grade: 30%11.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sussex Branch Trail 40.92193, -74.73920
Nearest town Waterloo, NJ
Directions
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Scenic Overlook - Waterloo Area–Waterloo Lakes, 5 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 1,117 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Elevation 636–1,095 ft
Out & Back · Allamuchy Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Sussex Branch Trail · 40.92193, -74.73920
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sussex Branch Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Highlands Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Scenic Overlook - Waterloo Area.
- 1.2 miPass Starport on MC.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Morris Canal Greenway, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Continental Drive Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Waterloo Lakes.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Morris Canal Greenway, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Scenic Overlook - Waterloo Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Continental Drive Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Morris Canal Greenway, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Morris Canal Connector, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Pebble Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Sussex Branch Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
76% dirt18% paved2% gravel4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:27 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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