Tilcon Lake–Trestle Trail, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Tilcon Lake–Trestle Trail, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Allamuchy Mountain State Park near Waterloo, NJ. The route reaches Tilcon Lake. It climbs 290 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi689 – 833 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Winter Trail Rail Bed 40.90388, -74.76485
Nearest town Waterloo, NJ
Directions
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Tilcon Lake–Trestle Trail, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 689–832 ft
Out & Back · Allamuchy Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Winter Trail Rail Bed · 40.90388, -74.76485
Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 75°F / low 62° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Winter Trail Rail Bed, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Tilcon Lake.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Trestle Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Cooler Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Trestle Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right onto Funyuns J-Line, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Trestle Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miReach Tilcon Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Funyuns J-Line, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Trestle Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Cooler Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Trestle Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Winter Trail Rail Bed, heading SW.
- 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
40% dirt60% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 75°F62°
Precip2%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity73%
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°
16%
Thu
79°63°
16%
Fri
71°47°
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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