Buttermilk Falls Trail NJ
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New Jersey · sussex County

Buttermilk Falls Trail NJ

Short waterfall route to one of New Jersey's tallest cascades.

Rating
Length
1.8 mi
Difficulty
3
County
sussex

About This Trail

A 3-mile hike in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area featuring New Jersey’s tallest waterfall, an impressive multi-tier cascade. Elaborate wooden stairs with railings climb alongside the falls for views from below and above. The Blue-blazed trail continues steeply beyond the falls to Crater Lake and Hemlock Pond.

Location

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Coordinates: 41.1374536, -74.8890679

Getting There

From Layton, take Mountain Road south into the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. The Buttermilk Falls Trail parking is along Mountain Road between Walpack Cemetery and Haneys Mill.

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