Tilcon Lake–Waterloo Lakes, 10 sights
10 mi · ▲ 688 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Tilcon Lake–Waterloo Lakes, 10 sights is a 10-mile out-and-back in Allamuchy Mountain State Park near Lockwood, NJ. The route passes Waterloo Lakes and Tilcon Lake. It climbs 688 ft. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tilcon Lake–Waterloo Lakes, 10 sights
10 mi · ▲ 688 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Elevation 637–1,185 ft
Out & Back · Allamuchy Mountain State Park
Trailhead: 40.90953, -74.72147
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 63° · precip 2% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 777 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Morris Canal Greenway, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Continental Drive Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miPass Waterloo Lakes.
- 0.9 miPass Tilcon Lake.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Trestle Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Border/Mulch Pit Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Teepee Rock Trai/The Rake, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Teepee Rock Trail/The Rake, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Pre Cooler, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left onto Estus Hood, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Leeroy, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Pepe's Sticks, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Tilcon Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Leeroy, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Estus Hood, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Pre Cooler, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Teepee Rock Trail/The Rake, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Teepee Rock Trai/The Rake, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Border/Mulch Pit Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Trestle Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Canal Connector, heading SW.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Morris Canal Greenway, heading SE.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: stop 777 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Morris Canal Greenway 2.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Morris Canal Greenway 3 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Waterloo Lakes–Continental Drive Trail, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Waterloo Lakes–Wheeler Lake, 8 sights 12.2 mi · ▲ 1,034 ft
- Scenic Overlook - Pond–Tilcon Lake, 11 sights 12.5 mi · ▲ 1,027 ft
- Deer Park Pond–Waterloo Lakes, 7 sights 12.7 mi · ▲ 602 ft
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