Wheeler Lake–BSA Connector, 5 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 1,026 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Wheeler Lake–BSA Connector, 5 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Allamuchy Mountain State Park near Waterloo, NJ. The route reaches Wheeler Lake at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 1,026 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Wheeler Lake–BSA Connector, 5 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 1,026 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Elevation 668–1,054 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.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Ranger/Highlands Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Ranger Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto BSA Connector, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Wheeler Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 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 S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Pebble/Waterloo-517 Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Sussex Branch Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Sussex Branch Trail Trailhead
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- Jefferson Lake–Allamuchy Mountain State Park Beach Loop, 5 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 340 ft
- Scenic Overlook - Musconetcong River–Pebble Trail, 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 470 ft
- Cranberry Lake–Jefferson Lake, 4 lakes 3.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Wheeler Lake–Eberling Memorial, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 316 ft
- Scenic Overlook - Waterloo Area & Highlands Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 873 ft
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