New Jersey trails · Wyanokie Circular Trail
Wyanokie Circular Trail
A 3.8-mile out-and-back in New Jersey, with 777 ft of climbing. Reaches Boy Scout Lake and other lake/viewpoint destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 48% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 1.3. It gives back about 636 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Boy Scout Lake (lake)
- Yoo-Hoo Point (viewpoint)
Getting there
Camp Wyanokie Trail access — parking nearby, restroom. About 47 min drive (26 mi) from Paterson. 41.07516, -74.34764 · 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 11 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 7.6-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 35 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:42 a.m. — 7 h 37 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Will Monroe Trail + Wyanokie Circular Trail — 2.5 mi loop, 382 ft gain
- Roomy Mine Trail + Mine Trail + Wyanokie Circular Trail — 2.8 mi loop, 617 ft gain
- Highlands Trail + Wyanokie Circular Trail + Blue Trail — 12.1 mi loop, 3,113 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Manaticut Point Trail — 1.8 mi
- Hewitt-Butler Trail — 2.1 mi
- Four Birds — 5.4 mi
- Schuber — 5.5 mi