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New Wawayanda Lake and Sussex Branch Trail Loop route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop

New Wawayanda Lake and Sussex Branch Trail Loop

Newton, New Jersey

3.4 mi

Distance

587 ft

Elev. Gain

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for New Wawayanda Lake and Sussex Branch Trail Loop unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, State Park Service manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:181 ft
Max:212 ft
Gain:179 ft
Loss:179 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 181 ft and 212 ft across 3.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.181 ft191 ft202 ft212 ft0.0 mi0.9 mi1.7 mi2.6 mi3.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi187 ft
High point1.1 mi212 ft
End3.4 mi187 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

Managed by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, State Park Service

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Newton, NJ · about 1 mi away
County:
Sussex County, NJ
Jurisdiction:
Kittatinny Valley State Park · New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, State Park Service

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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