Wawayanda State Park
Wawayanda Lake–Laurel Pond Trail, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Wawayanda Lake–Laurel Pond Trail, 3 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Wawayanda State Park near Moe, NJ. The route reaches Wawayanda Lake at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 253 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Wawayanda Lake–Laurel Pond Trail, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 1,169–1,260 ft
Out & Back · Wawayanda State Park
Trailhead: Cherry Ridge Trail · 41.15690, -74.41448
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 72°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cherry Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Mojo Swamp, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right onto Mojo Swamp, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Cherry Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Laurel Pond Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Wawayanda Lake Connector, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Wawayanda Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Laurel Pond Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Cherry Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Mojo Swamp, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left onto Cherry Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Mojo Swamp, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Cherry Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 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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Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Cherry Ridge Trail Trailhead
- Cherry Ridge Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 173 ft
- Banker Trail & Plymouth Lane Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Cramp Hill–Mojo Swamp Loop, 4 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 347 ft
- Lookout–Lake Lookout Loop, 5 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 464 ft
- Banker Trail–Cedar Swamp Trail Loop, 4 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Laurel Pond & Laurel Pond Trail via Cherry Ridge Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 446 ft
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