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Ringwood State Park

Brushwood Pond–Gatun Pond, 6 sights

3 mi · ▲ 379 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Brushwood Pond–Gatun Pond, 6 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Ringwood State Park near Ringwood, NJ. The route passes Duck Pond and Gatun Pond before reaching Brushwood Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 379 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi554 – 778 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Duck Pond Trail 41.11714, -74.23994
Nearest town Ringwood, NJ
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Brushwood Pond–Gatun Pond, 6 sights

3 mi · ▲ 379 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 555–777 ft

Out & Back · Ringwood State Park

Trailhead: Duck Pond Trail · 41.11714, -74.23994

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start on Duck Pond Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 300 ftContinue straight onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right onto Defiance Road/Crossover/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miPass Duck Pond.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Defiance Road/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crossover/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Defiance Road, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Crossover/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miPass Gatun Pond.
  11. 100 ftBear right onto Boulder Way South, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Crossover/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading SW.
  13. 350 ftContinue straight onto Crossover Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading S.
  15. 450 ftTurn right onto Gatun Pond Road/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Gatun Pond Road, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Ice Pond Road, heading S.
  18. 150 ftReach Brushwood Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 150 ftTurn left onto Gatun Pond Road, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Gatun Pond Road/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading SW.
  22. 450 ftContinue straight onto Crossover Trail, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Crossover/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading N.
  24. 350 ftTurn right onto Boulder Way South, heading N.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto Crossover/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miBear right onto Defiance Road, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto Crossover/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Defiance Road/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading SW.
  29. 0.2 miBear right onto Defiance Road/Crossover/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading N.
  30. 0.3 miSharp left onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading N.
  31. 0.3 miTurn left onto Duck Pond Trail, heading NE.
  32. 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/brushwood-pond-gatun-pond-out-back-7-lakes-5-km

Trail surface

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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