Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Vernon Peak–Matos Lake, 4 lakes
4.2 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Vernon Peak–Matos Lake, 4 lakes is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area near Highland Lakes, NJ. The route passes Matos Lake and Mountain Lake before reaching Vernon Peak at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 370 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Vernon Peak–Matos Lake, 4 lakes
4.2 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 1,259–1,439 ft
Out & Back · Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Daniel Boone Trail · 41.16291, -74.49274
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
- Start on Daniel Boone Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.5 miPass Matos Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Outlaw, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Mountain Lake.
- 100 ftReach Vernon Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Daniel Boone Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 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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More from Daniel Boone Trail Trailhead
- Great Gorge Lake & Daniel Boone Trail 4 mi · ▲ 365 ft
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- South Peak & Daniel Boone Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 712 ft
- Granite Peak–Moonspin Glade, 7 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,061 ft
- Moonspin Glade–Matos Lake, 9 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 865 ft
- Great Gorge Lake & Daniel Boone Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,396 ft
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