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South Mountain Reservation

Campbells Pond–Diamond Mill Pond, 7 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 870 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Campbells Pond–Diamond Mill Pond, 7 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Wyoming, NJ. The route passes Campbells Pond before reaching Diamond Mill Pond at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 870 ft. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi174 – 512 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Painter's Point Lane 40.74196, -74.30212
Nearest town Wyoming, NJ
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Campbells Pond–Diamond Mill Pond, 7 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 870 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 173–510 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation

Trailhead: Painter's Point Lane · 40.74196, -74.30212

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rahway Lower Ext White/Red, heading N.
  2. 300 ftBear left onto Rahway Upper Ext Red/White, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Rahway Lower Ext White/Red, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Rahway Hi & Low Connector, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Rahway Upper Ext Red/White, heading N.
  6. 400 ftSharp left onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto West Connector Green/White, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Elmdale Trail (Blue) / West Connector, heading SW.
  9. 350 ftTurn left onto Elmdale Trail (Blue), heading W.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 200 ftTurn left onto West Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.6 miPass Campbells Pond.
  13. 150 ftTurn right onto Elmdale Trail (Blue), heading W.
  14. 0.7 miPass Diamond Mill Pond.
  15. 150 ftReach Campbells Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.7 miTurn left onto West Ridge Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 150 ftTurn left onto Elmdale Trail (Blue), heading NE.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right onto Elmdale Trail (Blue) / West Connector, heading N.
  20. 350 ftContinue straight onto West Connector Green/White, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.4 miSharp right onto Rahway Upper Ext Red/White, heading SW.
  23. 400 ftBear left onto Rahway Hi & Low Connector, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Rahway Lower Ext White/Red, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Rahway Upper Ext Red/White, heading S.
  26. 150 ftBear right onto Rahway Lower Ext White/Red, heading SW.
  27. 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/campbells-pond-diamond-mill-pond-out-back-9-sights-9-km

Trail surface

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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