Veterans_Lake
1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min
Veterans_Lake is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Veterans Park near Lakeside Park, NJ. The route reaches Veterans_Lake at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Veterans_Lake
1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min
Elevation 69–104 ft
Out & Back · Veterans Park
Trailhead: 40.20854, -74.68398
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 81°F / low 68° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Transit-accessible: Kuser Rd at White Horse-Hamilton Square Rd stop 522 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftReach Veterans_Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Kuser Rd at White Horse-Hamilton Square Rd stop 522 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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