Wawayanda State Park
Bearfort Mountain–Terrace Pond, 5 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 895 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Bearfort Mountain–Terrace Pond, 5 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Wawayanda State Park near Browns, NJ. The route passes Bearfort Mountain before reaching Terrace Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 895 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bearfort Mountain–Terrace Pond, 5 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 895 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 823–1,465 ft
Out & Back · Wawayanda State Park
Trailhead: Bearfort Ridge Connector · 41.15745, -74.36713
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 791 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Terrace Pond North Spur Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Terrace Pond North Loop, heading NW.
- 1.6 miBear left onto Terrace Pond Circular Trail / Terrace Pond North Loop, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Terrace Pond.
- 50 ftReach Bearfort Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right onto Terrace Pond North Loop, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Terrace Pond North Spur Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: stop 791 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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