Wheeler Lake & Earthworm is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Allamuchy Mountain State Park near Waterloo, NJ. The route reaches Wheeler Lake at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 330 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi663 – 955 ft2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Highlands Trail (Teal) 40.91652, -74.76120
Nearest town Waterloo, NJ
Directions
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Wheeler Lake & Earthworm
2.3 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 56 min
Elevation 661–953 ft
Out & Back · Allamuchy Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Highlands Trail (Teal) · 40.91652, -74.76120
Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 75°F / low 62° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Highlands Trail (Teal), heading N.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Earthworm, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Wheeler Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Highlands Trail, heading E.
- 450 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
100% dirt
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 75°F62°
Precip2%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun
71°62°
Mon
77°53°
Tue
80°55°
Wed
83°61°
16%
Thu
79°63°
16%
Fri
70°47°
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Highlands Trail (Teal) Trailhead
- Waterloo Lakes & Continental Drive Trail via Morris Canal Greenway 2.6 mi · ▲ 86 ft
- Tilcon Lake–Border/Mulch Pit Trail, 4 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 287 ft
- Earthworm–Pebble Trail, 3 sights 10.3 mi · ▲ 1,322 ft
- Frenches Pond–BSA, 5 sights 10.8 mi · ▲ 1,482 ft
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