Allamuchy Mountain State Park Trail-Deer Park is a 8 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near Hackettstown, New Jersey that features a lake and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
April 8, 2021Nice woodsy trail that was fairly dry. Nice ups and downs - you get a workout without anything being too difficult. I took white to lake trail to return for 6 miles. Saw 3 beaver dams but no beavers or other wildlife.
April 5, 2021excellent day. the trail was very enjoyable.
March 27, 2021Loved it!!
February 20, 2021Great 9 mile snowshoe hike, 3.5 hours started at 1:30pm. From Waterloo parking area, out past Jefferson Lake, to Teal Trail uphill with moderate ups and downs. Stayed wide on Red to White to Yellow (Pebble Trail) to make the Waterloo scenic overlook - fantastic finish! and easy back to car. Trails very well marked and the All Trails app is a godsend to pick your path!! I think the app shorts the mileage my Garmin watch had 9.3 miles.
February 13, 2021December 29, 2020December 29, 2020December 6, 2020Easy trek with several beers spotted.
November 22, 2020Great hike well marked. The only thing is on the Allamuchy pond trail, the jug handles off the main trail are not well maintained. But we still had a good time.
November 1, 2020Moderate trail with ups and and down, easy parking by trail head
October 31, 2020October 28, 2020First I was confused with the entrance but after taking a wrong path, make a u turn and circle the parking lot; I found a path which I took and led me to yellow trail. I took the blue trail to the lake; contouring the lake, I took the red trail which intersect with white trail (took me to the parking lot). It was raining and muddy but the falling leaves helped a lot!
October 25, 2020October 6, 2020October 5, 2020Entrance driving into the park is riddled by HUGE potholes. Be careful. Hunting is apparently permitted also. Beautiful trail. Very rocky
October 4, 2020trail markers are a little hard to find but paths were clear! the drive to the parking lot was rough. go slow, there is a lot of pot holes.
September 27, 2020September 20, 2020Trail felt great and the pond views were beautiful. A few thorny bushes here and there and a few rough patches with large rocks and logs but overall it was a good ride.
September 20, 2020September 13, 2020overall the trail was in very good condition there was some spots that had mud, but not very much I didn't see many people out on the trail but the parking lot was full also on the drive to the park it does say private property but it goes to the park and other properties. so despite what the sign says you can go to the park. the trail it self has a lot of wild flowers, it makes the trail more enjoyable. the hills are all mild no serious inclines. also there's no real view of the mountains..bummer.. Solid 4
September 6, 2020September 5, 2020August 22, 2020Lots of trails. The lake is gorgeous! It wasn’t marked so well, but with a refresh on markings, this would be amazing.
July 12, 2020Great trail, certain sections were overgrown and harder to pass. In some areas the trail was not marked clearly, so the app helped our group to stay on course. Actual loop is around 9.5miles. Overall a nice teal with only a little bit of elevation at some sections. The water lilies are in full bloom on the lake right now and they are beautiful.
June 13, 2020Had a really nice Saturday hike here. There were a few bikers and other hikers, but it really wasn't particularly busy despite how nice the weather was. Trails weren't necessarily well blazed but were mostly easy to follow. A little backtracking through a hole in a fence near the where the Deer Path Trail turns eastward brings you to an outlook of the Delaware Water Gap off Route 80. Deer Path Pond was a particularly pretty spot and is a great place to stop and enjoy the scenery. Ignore the "Private Road" signs on the way in to the parking lot.
June 13, 2020Good hike.
May 26, 2020Lots of varied terrain and a nice view of the lake. Very peaceful and not heavily trafficked.
May 18, 2020Trail is OK. Nothing to brag home about. More for biking than hiking IMO. The trail around parts of the lake is nice but there aren’t many spots to stop or hang out. Would be much better if there were some area cleared out for hikers or even some benches.
