#2 - Buttermilk Falls and Crater Lake Loop Trail
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation AreaLength: 6.8 mi • Est. 2 h 45 m
SEASONAL ROAD CLOSURE: Seasonal access to the trailhead is available on Mountain Road, which when closed adds some mileage to the hike. For more information please visit https://www.nps.gov/dewa/planyourvisit/conditions.htm
This loop trail has a little of everything and showcases what the Delaware Water Gap national recreation area has to offer: waterfalls, ravines, valley walking, steep climbs, ridge walking, views and even a bushwhack.
Buttermilk Falls trail is short and sweet and leads to one of the easier waterfalls in New Jersey to see as it lies so close to the road. At the junction with Woods Road look for the Appalachian Trail which branches to the left and is blue blazed. You will follow the AT to Crater Lake Trail, and after walking a loop around Crater Lake you will skirt Hemlock Pond before rejoining Woods Road back to the parking lot.
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