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Watchung Reservation – Upper Echo Lake loop from Garwood

Watchung Reservation – Upper Echo Lake loop from Garwood

Moderate

2.7

(14)

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Watchung Reservation – Upper Echo Lake loop from Garwood

03:23

77.7km

660m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 11, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 71.3 km for 148 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.08 km

Mindowaskin Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Mindowaskin Park is a tranquil, 12.5 acre suburban park. This is a popular place to finish a ride and relax on a bench by the pond in the center of the park.

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13.6 km

Watchung Lake Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

60.3 km

Best Lake

Highlight • Lake

Best Lake is a great, small lake near Watchung. If you are looking for a good place to take a break, there are benches around the perimeter of the lake for you to enjoy the view of the water.

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65.6 km

Little Seeley's Pond

Highlight • Lake

This little pond, in the north of Scotch Plains, is the perfect little getaway from the town. It features a nearby parking lot, public restrooms and a picnic area. Furthermore, …

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70.0 km

Watchung Reservation

Highlight • Forest

The Watchung Reservation is a vast parcel of protected land in Mountainside, New Jersey. There are hiking trails, parks/picnic areas, playgrounds, a Nature Center, an abandoned village, and a lake.

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71.3 km

Moxon Pond

Highlight • Lake

Moxon Pond is a tiny body of water on the far southeastern side of the Watchung Reservation.

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73.5 km

Upper Echo Lake

Highlight • Lake

Upper Echo Lake, also known as Nomahegan Brook, has a public restroom along a paved path that runs parallel to the north shore of the lake.

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77.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

70.2 km

5.20 km

1.76 km

293 m

181 m

105 m

Surfaces

76.8 km

492 m

277 m

156 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 14 July

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Watchung Reservation – Upper Echo Lake loop from Garwood

Mindowaskin Park

Watchung Lake Waterfall

Best Lake

Little Seeley's Pond

Watchung Reservation

Moxon Pond

Upper Echo Lake

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