Beaver Lodge Loop
- 0.8 mi
- loop
- 10 ft
- climb
- 97 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Apr, Jun
- best months
Beaver Lodge Loop is a short, easy loop hike of about 0.8 miles in Irleand Brook Park, on county land in New Jersey. The trail is a low-impact outing, with a total elevation gain of just 10 feet and a steepest grade of about 6% near the start. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in New Brunswick show May highs around 72°F and September highs around 78°F, while July peaks near 87°F and January highs sit around 40°F. Several other trails lie close by. Woods Road Trail is about 0.6 miles away, and Van Dyke Loop and Ireland Brook Trail are each about a mile off. Watchung Reservation, a climbing area, is roughly 8 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Pier 13 Hoboken33 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Woods Road TrailHiking0.6 mi
- Van Dyke LoopHiking1 mi
- Ireland Brook TrailHiking1 mi
- Fresh Ponds SpurHiking1.2 mi
- Hidden Holly TrailHiking1.2 mi
- Tamarack TrailHiking1.4 mi
Forest Brook TrailHikingPhoto: grits2go, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1.7 mi- Watchung ReservationRock climbing8.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Unmarked 1Hiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: grits2go, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- White TrailHiking · ~8 min drive
- Forest Brook TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: grits2go, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Hidden Pond TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: grits2go, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Farrington Lake TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: grits2go, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Mill Pond TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: grits2go, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Farm Road TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: grits2go, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Twisty TrailHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: Tainanian, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Cedar TrailHiking · ~12 min drivePhoto: kjarrett, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Creek TrailHiking · ~12 min drivePhoto: kjarrett, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Beaver Lodge Loop
Best months: April, June and August–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
40° / 23°
11 wet · 4 snow
Feb
43° / 24°
10 wet · 4 snow
Mar
51° / 31°
11 wet · 2 snow
Apr
63° / 41°
12 wet
May
72° / 51°
13 wet
Jun
81° / 60°
11 wet
Jul
87° / 66°
11 wet
Aug
85° / 64°
10 wet
Sep
78° / 57°
9 wet
Oct
67° / 44°
10 wet
Nov
55° / 35°
9 wet
Dec
45° / 28°
10 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at New Brunswick 3 Se, NJ, 4.8 mi away at 111 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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