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Long Pond Ironworks State Park

Animal Chute–Hippo, 4 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 754 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Animal Chute–Hippo, 4 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Long Pond Ironworks State Park near Awosting, NJ. It climbs 754 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi545 – 912 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.14786, -74.33743
Nearest town Awosting, NJ
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Animal Chute–Hippo, 4 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 754 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 544–910 ft

Out & Back · Long Pond Ironworks State Park

Trailhead: 41.14786, -74.33743

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 500 ftContinue straight onto Safari 1, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hippo, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Safari 1, heading S.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Tapawingo Spur Trail/Safari 1, heading SW.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Safari 1, heading SW.
  9. 300 ftBear left onto Tapawingo Spur Trail/Lower Chute, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lower Chute, heading SW.
  11. 100 ftBear left onto Animal Chute, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Safari 1, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Safari 2, heading SW.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 150 ftBear right onto Jungle Junction 1, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Jungle Junction 2, heading SW.
  17. 150 ftTurn right onto Tunnels, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jungle Junction, heading SE.
  19. 400 ftTurn right onto Jungle Junction 1, heading S.
  20. 150 ftReach Hippo, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 150 ftTurn left onto Jungle Junction, heading S.
  22. 400 ftContinue straight onto Tunnels, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Jungle Junction 2, heading SW.
  24. 150 ftContinue straight onto Jungle Junction 1, heading SW.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  26. 150 ftTurn right onto Safari 2, heading E.
  27. 250 ftContinue straight onto Safari 1, heading NE.
  28. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Animal Chute, heading NE.
  30. 0.2 miBear right onto Lower Chute, heading NE.
  31. 100 ftContinue straight onto Tapawingo Spur Trail/Lower Chute, heading N.
  32. 0.1 miBear right onto Safari 1, heading NE.
  33. 300 ftContinue straight onto Tapawingo Spur Trail/Safari 1, heading NE.
  34. 100 ftContinue straight onto Safari 1, heading NE.
  35. 150 ftContinue straight onto Hippo, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Safari 1, heading NE.
  37. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  38. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  39. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/animal-chute-hippo-out-back-4-sights-7-km

Trail surface

50% dirt10% paved1% gravel39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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