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Union Lake Wildlife Management Area

Union Lake

4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Union Lake is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Union Lake Wildlife Management Area near Carmel, NJ. The route reaches Union Lake at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 69 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: WMA Access Road 39.44286, -75.09068
Nearest town Carmel, NJ
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Union Lake

4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 29–70 ft

Out & Back · Union Lake Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: WMA Access Road · 39.44286, -75.09068

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 1 miReach Union Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/union-lake-out-back-7-km-8398

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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