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

  1. Start on LHT spur (Camp Tr), heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto LHT Spur (Firehouse), heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto LHT Spur (Firehouse to HT), heading W.
  4. 0.4 miBear right onto Highlands Trail/LHT, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftReach Bear Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 150 ftBear left onto LHT Spur (Firehouse to HT), heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto LHT Spur (Firehouse), heading E.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto LHT spur (Camp Tr), heading S.
  9. 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°

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