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Lake Hopatcong

NJ · 40.9483, -74.6172

Western Highlands Scenic Byway, Warren Heritage Scenic Byway and Delaware River Valley are 3 of 4 signed byways within 30 miles of Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey.

4 scenic drives near Lake Hopatcong

Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Lake Hopatcong. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.

  1. 01

    Western Highlands Scenic Byway

    National Scenic Byway · 11 mi out

  2. 02

    Warren Heritage Scenic Byway

    State scenic byway · 13 mi out

  3. 03

    Delaware River Valley

    State scenic byway · 25 mi out

  4. 04

    Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)

    State scenic byway · 30 mi out

Day-trip loops

Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.

Loop 1 · 4 h window · 101 mi

3 h 42 loop · 4 stops · back by 3:41 PM. Incorporates Palisades Scenic Byway.

  1. 13th Hour Haunted House · 10 min
  2. Patriotic Tank · 10 min
  3. Hudson Yards Vista Point · 15 min
  4. Riverside Drive West · 30 min

Touches Palisades Scenic Byway, Bronx River Parkway

Loop 2 · 8 h window · 231 mi

7 h 57 loop · 6 stops · back by 7:57 PM. Incorporates Palisades Scenic Byway.

  1. East Jersey Olde Towne Village · 10 min
  2. William the Silent · 30 min
  3. Sundial · 30 min
  4. Molly Pitcher Service Area · 30 min
  5. GWB View · 15 min
  6. Broadway · 30 min

Touches Palisades Scenic Byway, Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, Merritt Parkway

How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Lake Hopatcong?

Byway's engine bakes two loops from Lake Hopatcong: 4 h, 101 miles, 4 stops; and 8 h, 231 miles, 6 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

What is there to stop at on a day trip from Lake Hopatcong?

The 8 h loop stops at East Jersey Olde Towne Village, William the Silent, Sundial, Molly Pitcher Service Area, GWB View and Broadway. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.

Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Scenic byways

Lookouts

Named places

A day out of Lake Hopatcong, planned on real roads

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