Waterloo Lakes–Highlands Trail, 5 sights
11.4 mi · ▲ 1,578 ft · 4 hr 35 min
Waterloo Lakes–Highlands Trail, 5 sights is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Allamuchy Mountain State Park near Allamuchy, NJ. The route reaches Waterloo Lakes at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 1,578 ft. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Waterloo Lakes–Highlands Trail, 5 sights
11.4 mi · ▲ 1,578 ft · 4 hr 35 min
Elevation 591–1,054 ft
Out & Back · Allamuchy Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Switchback Trail · 40.92464, -74.80860
Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 75°F / low 63° · precip 2% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Switchback Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Ranger Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Ranger/Highlands Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Pebble/Waterloo-517 Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftReach Waterloo Lakes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Pebble/Waterloo-517 Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Ranger/Highlands Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Ranger Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Switchback Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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