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High Mountain Park Preserve

Beech Mountain–Ancients Pond, 6 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 559 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Beech Mountain–Ancients Pond, 6 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in High Mountain Park Preserve near North Haledon, NJ. The route passes Ancients Pond before reaching Beech Mountain at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 559 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi456 – 820 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Water Tower 40.95844, -74.20339
Nearest town North Haledon, NJ
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Beech Mountain–Ancients Pond, 6 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 559 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 457–821 ft

Out & Back · High Mountain Park Preserve

Trailhead: Water Tower · 40.95844, -74.20339

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

  1. Start on Water Tower, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto The Great Escape, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 250 ftTurn right onto Snake, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 400 ftSharp right onto Grandpa's Favorite, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miPass Ancients Pond.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Dyn-O-Mite!, heading NW.
  14. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  18. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  19. 450 ftBear left onto Beech Mountain-Clove Trail, heading N.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto North Ancients- 2, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Beech Mountain-Clove Trail, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear right onto North Ancients- 3, heading N.
  23. 0.6 miReach Beech Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.6 miBear left onto Beech Mountain-Clove Trail, heading NE.
  25. 100 ftTurn left onto North Ancients- 2, heading E.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beech Mountain-Clove Trail, heading N.
  27. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  28. 450 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  29. 0.5 miBear left onto Dyn-O-Mite!, heading S.
  30. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  31. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  34. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  35. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  36. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  37. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Grandpa's Favorite, heading S.
  38. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  39. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  40. 150 ftBear right onto Snake, heading S.
  41. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  42. 150 ftTurn left onto The Great Escape, heading SE.
  43. 250 ftTurn right onto Water Tower, heading SE.
  44. 0.1 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/beech-mountain-ancients-pond-out-back-7-sights-7-km-8399

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM — 11 min before dark.

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