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Surprise Lake Loop route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop
New Jersey

Surprise Lake Loop

West Milford, New Jersey

4.4 mi

Distance

1,158 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 57m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Surprise Lake 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.

The managing agency 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:207 ft
Max:425 ft
Gain:353 ft
Loss:353 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 207 ft and 425 ft across 4.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.207 ft280 ft352 ft425 ft0.0 mi1.1 mi2.2 mi3.3 mi4.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi208 ft
High point1.9 mi425 ft
End4.4 mi208 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Hewitt, NJ · in or next to town
County:
Passaic County, NJ

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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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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