Bear Pond–Highlands Trail/LHT, 4 sights
2 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 43 min
Bear Pond–Highlands Trail/LHT, 4 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back near Byram Cove, NJ. The route reaches Bear Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi994 – 1,063 ft2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: LHT spur (Camp Tr.) 40.95350, -74.66215
Nearest town Byram Cove, NJ
Directions
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Bear Pond–Highlands Trail/LHT, 4 sights
2 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 43 min
Elevation 993–1,062 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: LHT spur (Camp Tr.) · 40.95350, -74.66215
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 74°F / low 61° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start on LHT spur (Camp Tr), heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto LHT Spur (Firehouse), heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto LHT Spur (Firehouse to HT), heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Highlands Trail/LHT, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Bear Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left onto LHT Spur (Firehouse to HT), heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto LHT Spur (Firehouse), heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto LHT spur (Camp Tr), heading S.
- 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 surface
100% dirt
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 74°F61°
Precip3%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun
69°60°
Mon
75°52°
Tue
79°55°
Wed
82°60°
16%
Thu
77°61°
16%
Fri
69°47°
More from LHT spur (Camp Tr.) Trailhead
- LHT spur (Brooklyn Mt.) & LHT spur (Camp Tr) 2.9 mi · ▲ 281 ft
- Highlands Trail/LHT–LHT (I -CC Loop), 3 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 661 ft
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