New Jersey trails · Lenape
Lenape
A 7.8-mile out-and-back in New Jersey, with 426 ft of climbing. Reaches Maple Falls and other lake/summit/viewpoint/waterfall destinations. Managed by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 52% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 2.6. It gives back about 765 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Maple Falls (waterfall)
- Mayapple Hill (summit)
- Campbells Pond (lake)
- Diamond Mill Pond (lake)
- Washington Rock (viewpoint)
Getting there
Lenape access. About 26 min drive (13 mi) from Paterson. 40.79196, -74.28130 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:39 a.m., the sun rises at 7:07 a.m. and sets at 6:18 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:46 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 12 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 15.5-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 10 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:17 p.m. — 5 h 01 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Unnamed trail + Lenape — 1.3 mi loop, 160 ft gain
- Unnamed trail + Lenape — 1.3 mi loop, 102 ft gain
- Unnamed trail + Lenape — 2.4 mi loop, 436 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Yellow Trail — 7.8 mi
- Boulevard Trolley Trail — 11.2 mi
- Liberty - Water Gap — 13.8 mi
- West Morris Greenway (Main Line) — 17.0 mi