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Bear Pond–Highlands Trail/LHT, 5 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 636 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Bear Pond–Highlands Trail/LHT, 5 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Hopatcong Heights, NJ. The route reaches Bear Pond at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 636 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi925 – 1,086 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: LHT spur (Durban Ave School) 40.92742, -74.67773
Nearest town Hopatcong Heights, NJ
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Bear Pond–Highlands Trail/LHT, 5 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 636 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Elevation 924–1,085 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: LHT spur (Durban Ave School) · 40.92742, -74.67773

Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 73°F / low 61° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on LHT spur (Durban Ave School), heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto LHT (F-Veterans Field), heading NW.
  3. 450 ftTurn right onto LHT (I -CC Loop), heading N.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Highlands Trail/LHT, heading NE.
  6. 2.5 miBear left onto LHT Spur (Firehouse to HT), heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Highlands Trail/LHT, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftReach Bear Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 150 ftBear left onto LHT Spur (Firehouse to HT), heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Highlands Trail/LHT, heading NE.
  11. 2.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto LHT (I -CC Loop), heading W.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left onto LHT (F-Veterans Field), heading S.
  14. 500 ftTurn left onto LHT spur (Durban Ave School), heading SE.
  15. 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/bear-pond-highlands-trail-lht-out-back-5-sights-10-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 73°F61°
Precip3%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 70°58°
Mon 75°52°
Tue 79°55°
Wed 82°60° 16%
Thu 77°61° 16%
Fri 69°47°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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