Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area
Bear Rock–Cat Rocks, 6 rocks
4.8 mi · ▲ 668 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Bear Rock–Cat Rocks, 6 rocks is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area near Brook Valley, NJ. The route passes Taylortown Reservoir, Orange Viewpoint and Bear Rock before reaching Cat Rocks at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 668 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bear Rock–Cat Rocks, 6 rocks
4.8 mi · ▲ 668 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 631–894 ft
Out & Back · Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area
Trailhead: Green Trail · 40.96823, -74.36510
Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 74°F / low 62° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Green Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Taylortown Reservoir.
- 0.9 miPass Orange Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miPass Bear Rock.
- 50 ftBear left onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Cat Rocks.
- 150 ftBear right onto Blue Dot Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Blue Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Green Trail Trailhead
- Cat Rocks–Tripod Rock, 7 rocks 3.3 mi · ▲ 265 ft
- Taylortown Reservoir–Orange Viewpoint, 4 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 504 ft
- Bear Rock–Tripod Rock, 7 rocks 6.1 mi · ▲ 743 ft
- Butler Reservoir–Taylortown Reservoir, 8 sights 10.3 mi · ▲ 798 ft
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