Waterloo Lakes–Wheeler Lake, 8 sights is a 12.2-mile out-and-back in Allamuchy Mountain State Park near Lockwood, NJ. The route passes Waterloo Lakes and Starport on MC before reaching Wheeler Lake at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 1,034 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi637 – 1,024 ft12.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.90953, -74.72147
Nearest town Lockwood, NJ
Directions
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Waterloo Lakes–Wheeler Lake, 8 sights
12.2 mi · ▲ 1,034 ft · 4 hr 35 min
Elevation 636–1,022 ft
Out & Back · Allamuchy Mountain State Park
Trailhead: 40.90953, -74.72147
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 63° · precip 2% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 777 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Morris Canal Greenway, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Continental Drive Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miPass Waterloo Lakes.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Morris Canal Greenway, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Starport on MC.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Morris Canal Connector, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Earthworm, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Pebble Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto BSA Connector, heading NW.
- 0.6 miPass Wheeler Lake.
- 250 ftReach Waterloo Lakes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Pebble Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Earthworm, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Highlands Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Morris Canal Greenway, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Continental Drive Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Morris Canal Greenway, heading S.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
84% dirt16% paved
Weather
OvercastTemperature 75°F63°
Precip2%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun
72°59°
Mon
76°53°
Tue
80°55°
Wed
83°61°
Thu
79°62°
Fri
70°47°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 777 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Morris Canal Greenway 2.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Morris Canal Greenway 3 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Waterloo Lakes–Continental Drive Trail, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Tilcon Lake–Waterloo Lakes, 10 sights 10 mi · ▲ 688 ft
- Scenic Overlook - Pond–Tilcon Lake, 11 sights 12.5 mi · ▲ 1,027 ft
- Deer Park Pond–Waterloo Lakes, 7 sights 12.7 mi · ▲ 602 ft
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