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High Mountain Park Preserve

Ancients Pond–Indians Loop, 3 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 1 hr

Ancients Pond–Indians Loop, 3 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in High Mountain Park Preserve near North Haledon, NJ. The route reaches Ancients Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 398 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi456 – 715 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Woodland Trail 40.97945, -74.20461
Nearest town North Haledon, NJ
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Ancients Pond–Indians Loop, 3 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 458–715 ft

Out & Back · High Mountain Park Preserve

Trailhead: Woodland Trail · 40.97945, -74.20461

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Woodland Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Summit Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Indians Double Track, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftPass Ancients Pond.
  9. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Grandpa's Favorite, heading E.
  13. 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Woodland Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Indians Loop, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Woodland Trail, heading N.
  20. 500 ftSharp right, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  24. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 250 ftTurn left onto Summit Trail, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 0.1 miBear right onto Woodland Trail, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ancients-pond-indians-loop-out-back-3-sights-4-km

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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