Tilcon Lake–Border/Mulch Pit Trail, 4 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Tilcon Lake–Border/Mulch Pit Trail, 4 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Allamuchy Mountain State Park near Waterloo, NJ. The route reaches Tilcon Lake. It climbs 287 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tilcon Lake–Border/Mulch Pit Trail, 4 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 637–943 ft
Out & Back · Allamuchy Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Highlands Trail (Teal) · 40.91507, -74.76016
Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 75°F / low 62° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Highlands Trail (Teal), heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Morris Canal Greenway, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Canal Connector, heading SW.
- 0.5 miPass Tilcon Lake.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Trestle Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Border/Mulch Pit Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Teepee Rock Trai/The Rake, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Teepee Rock Trail/The Rake, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Pre Cooler, heading S.
- 300 ftReach Tilcon Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Teepee Rock Trail/The Rake, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Teepee Rock Trai/The Rake, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Border/Mulch Pit Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Trestle Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Canal Connector, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Morris Canal Greenway, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Highlands Trail (Teal), heading NW.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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