Waterloo Lakes–Starport on MC, 5 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Allamuchy Mountain State Park near Waterloo, NJ. The route passes Starport on MC before reaching Waterloo Lakes at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 724 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi637 – 929 ft6.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sussex Branch Trail 40.92193, -74.73920
Nearest town Waterloo, NJ
Directions
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Waterloo Lakes–Starport on MC, 5 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 724 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Elevation 636–930 ft
Out & Back · Allamuchy Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Sussex Branch Trail · 40.92193, -74.73920
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sussex Branch Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pebble/Waterloo-517 Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Pebble Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Earthworm, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Highlands Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miPass Starport on MC.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Morris Canal Greenway, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Continental Drive Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Waterloo Lakes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Morris Canal Greenway, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Morris Canal Connector, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Earthworm, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Pebble Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Pebble/Waterloo-517 Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Sussex Branch Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
66% dirt34% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:27 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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