Wawayanda Lake–Laurel Pond, 4 lakes is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Wawayanda State Park near Wawayanda, NJ. The route passes Wawayanda Beach, Wawayanda Lake and Laurel Pond. It is mostly level, with 199 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,116 – 1,306 ft3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.18877, -74.42562
Nearest town Wawayanda, NJ
Directions
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Wawayanda Lake–Laurel Pond, 4 lakes
3.2 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 1,117–1,306 ft
Out & Back · Wawayanda State Park
Trailhead: 41.18877, -74.42562
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Wawayanda Beach.
- 50 ftPass Wawayanda Lake.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Wawayanda Lake Loop, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Wingdam Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Double Pond Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Laurel Pond.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Red Dot Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Wawayanda Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Double Pond Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Wingdam Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Wawayanda Lake Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 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
79% dirt4% gravel2% boardwalk1% paved14% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Wawayanda Lake–Laurel Pond Loop, 7 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 308 ft
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