Wawayanda State Park

General Info

Wawayanda State Park is a 16,679-acre (67 km) state park in Sussex County and Passaic County in northern New Jersey. The park is in Vernon Township on the Sussex side, and West Milford on the Passaic side. There are 60 miles (96 km) of hiking trails in the park, including a 20-mile (32 km) stretch of the Appalachian Trail. The park is operated and maintained by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry. Many of these trails are open to bikes, but not all of them, such as the aforementioned Appalachian Trail. Wawayanda is where Black Bear Cycling hosts the H2H race, the Wawayanda Spring Cleaning.

Google Map

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41.192713, -74.429054 Boat Launch Parking Directions Enter the park off Wawayanda Rd. go past the entrance, then follow signs to the parking area(s). This requires an entrance fee during the summer.

41.155042, -74.412359 Cherry Ridge Lot Directions This lot provides access to the "good stuff" and there is no entrance fee to park.

Details and Info

Miles: 20+

Difficulty: Intermediate, Advanced

Trails: Singletrack, Doubletrack, Fire Road

Surface: Dirt (hardpack)

Obstacles: Trail Obstacles, Rock Garden

Special Features: Boardwalks, Bridges

Detailed Overview: Little bit of everything in this park. Fair amount of climbing, roots, rocks, logs, wood bridges, and lots of bears.

Park Website: New Jersey DEP Parks & Forestry

Trails

Trail Name	Blaze	Distance	Description
Rattlesnake	purple	xxx Miles	Singletrack - Technical rock features, rock gardens, tricky rock bridge water crossings. Best hit from North to South direction.
Tombstone	red	xxx Miles	Singletrack - Features a 150 year old graveyard
Iron Mountain Trail	yellow	xxx Miles	Fire Road connects to ranger station at front gate via Parker trail
Black Eagle	black	xxx Miles	Singletrack
Pumphouse	green	xxx Miles	Singletrack, hiking only designated due to rocky ravine
Wm Hoferline	yellow	xxx Miles	Singletrack
Laurel Pond	yellow	xxx Miles	Fire Road
Wing Dam	purple	xxx Miles	Singletrack, steep, tight, rocky on Laurel Pond side. Doubletrack on dam side.
Double Pond	white	1.67 Miles	Fire Road
Red Dot	red	xxx Miles	Singletrack, first right out of campground is more technical. Stay straight for the main Red Dot, Trail comes back together over mountain. At next intersection, left goes over Nature Jim’s Bridge (best if hit from Cherry Ridge side), right goes over double wooden bridges.
Sitting Bear	orange	xxx Miles	Rocky Singletrack follows Wawayanda lake.
Cedar Swamp	purple	xxx Miles	Hiking only
Banker Trail	green	xxx Miles	Fire Road
Turkey Ridge	blue	xxx Miles	Fire Road
Old Coal	purple	3.72 Miles	Fire Road
White Dot	white	xxx Miles	Rocky Singletrack
Green Gate/Cabin Trail	yellow	xxx Miles	Fire Roadalso connects to Range Road off Cannistear Rd
Fisherman's/Pickle	red	xxx Miles	Rocky Singletrackfollows Lake Lookout
Pines Trail	green	xxx Miles	Singletrack, fast swoopy on top, rocky on the bottom
Blueberry Hill	yellow	xxx Miles	Also part of Turkey Ridge
Old Coal to Cherry Ridge	yellow	2 Miles	Fire Road
Little Bear	???	Miles	Singletrack, Starts on Wingdam just after lake, back to Wingdam just before wooden bridge.
Plymouth Lane	???	Miles	Singletrackconnecting Banker Trail to Double Pond, cutting out neighborhood.
Buddha	None	Miles	Rocky Singletrackstarts at top of Blueberry Hill. Look for trails namesake at start in little shrine
Splitrock	None	Miles	Rocky Singletrack. Directly across from end of Buddha on Red Trail. Wooden bridge, boulder bridge. Ends on Ferber Road.
Kisok trail	None	Miles	Singletrackstarts behind kisok at Cherry Ridge/ Banker Trail circle, ends on Ferber Road.
Thirsty Dog	None	Miles	Rocky Singletrack. Fantastic stone work on bridges and elevated sections. Trail ends on a rock table. Return trail ends on Red trail below Buddha/Splitrock intersection.
Porcupine	None	Miles	Rocky Singletrack, starts on Cherry Ridge Rd. between Banker Trail and Yellow Gate.
Rockadendren	None	Miles	Rocky Singletrack, starts at end of Porcupine, ends on Cherry Ridge Rd.

Discussion, Events, and JORBA

Forum: MTBNJ discussion on Wawayanda

Calendar: MTBNJ events or JORBA events

JORBA Info: Wawayanda rumblings at JORBA.org

JORBA Contact: Jeffstick

Bike Shop(s) and Good Eats

Town Cycle

1468 Union Valley Road

West Milford, NJ 07480

Ruby Rose

1604 Union Valley Rd

West Milford, NJ 07480

Great Mexican food

Valley View Pub

1612 Union Valley Road

West Milford, NJ 07480-2235

Good All-American cuisine; beer & burgers. Reasonable prices. Been dining here after Waway rides for the last 9 years and never disappointed. VB

Pioneer Bar & Grill

350 Warwick Tpke.

Hewitt, NJ

Closer than the Valley View albeit with a very dark interior. Great place to dine al la fresco in the Summer if there's no smoker's out on the patio. VB

Maps

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  Unofficial Rev. 04/2009

Videos

2014 Bearscat 50 via rider MannyL358

Pictures

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  Tombstone's namesake

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  Buddha's namesake