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Blue Viewpoint–Sand Pond, 3 sights

1.6 mi · ▲ 498 ft · 47 min

Blue Viewpoint–Sand Pond, 3 sights is a 1.6-mile out-and-back near Hardwick, NJ. The route passes Sand Pond before reaching Blue Viewpoint at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It climbs 498 ft, with sections as steep as 58% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi978 – 1,457 ft · steepest grade: 58%2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yellow Trail 41.06041, -74.94259
Nearest town Hardwick, NJ
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Blue Viewpoint–Sand Pond, 3 sights

1.6 mi · ▲ 498 ft · 47 min

Elevation 977–1,457 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Yellow Trail · 41.06041, -74.94259

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftPass Sand Pond.
  6. 400 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftTurn left onto Sand Pond Loop Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miBear right onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miReach Blue Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  16. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftArrive 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/blue-viewpoint-sand-pond-out-back-4-lakes-3-km

Trail surface

72% gravel28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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