Bear Pond & Lake Hopatcong/Highlands Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 151 ft · 59 min

Bear Pond & Lake Hopatcong/Highlands Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Byram Cove, NJ. The route reaches Bear Pond. It is mostly level, with 151 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi978 – 1,142 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Hopatcong/Highlands Trail 40.96279, -74.66673
Nearest town Byram Cove, NJ

Directions

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Bear Pond & Lake Hopatcong/Highlands Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 151 ft · 59 min

Elevation 977–1,143 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lake Hopatcong/Highlands Trail · 40.96279, -74.66673

Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 74°F / low 62° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start on Lake Hopatcong/Highlands Trail, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Bear Pond.
  3. 1.3 miReach Bear Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.3 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

Mostly clearTemperature 74°F62°
Precip4%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 71°58°
Mon 75°52°
Tue 79°55°
Wed 82°60° 17%
Thu 77°61° 17%
Fri 69°47°