Seele–Lake Surprise, 7 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Watchung Reservation near Woodland Park, NJ. The route passes Lake Surprise, White Viewpoint and Seele before reaching Seeley's Pond at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 731 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi240 – 440 ft7.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Purple / White Trail 40.69355, -74.37018
Nearest town Woodland Park, NJ
Directions
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Seele–Lake Surprise, 7 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 731 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Elevation 238–441 ft
Out & Back · Watchung Reservation
Trailhead: Purple / White Trail · 40.69355, -74.37018
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 64° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Lake Surprise.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Purple Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto White Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Blue / White Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Purple Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Sierra Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miPass White Viewpoint.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Seeley's Pond.
- 350 ftReach Seele, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sierra Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Purple Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left onto White Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Blue / White Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Purple Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
21% dirt1% gravel78% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F64°
Precip2%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago (4.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Sun
74°61°
Mon
81°61°
Tue
84°63°
Wed
86°66°
Thu
84°68°
Fri
74°59°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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