Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area

Cat Rocks–Lake Valhalla, 8 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 883 ft · 2 hr

Cat Rocks–Lake Valhalla, 8 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area near Taylortown, NJ. The route passes Lake Valhalla, Botts Pond, "Limestone" Quarry and Lake Valhalla Overlook before reaching Cat Rocks at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 883 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi413 – 853 ft · steepest grade: 27%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Purple Dot Trail 40.93878, -74.37144
Nearest town Taylortown, NJ

Directions

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Cat Rocks–Lake Valhalla, 8 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 883 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 414–854 ft

Out & Back · Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area

Trailhead: Purple Dot Trail · 40.93878, -74.37144

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 64° · precip 3% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Purple Dot Trail, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Valhalla.
  3. 0.2 miPass Botts Pond.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miPass "Limestone" Quarry.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Green Dot Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Orange Dot Trail, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftPass Lake Valhalla Overlook.
  10. 450 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftTurn right onto Toddler Trail, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.8 miBear right onto Blue Dot Trail, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftReach Cat Rocks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 150 ftBear left onto Blue Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.8 miTurn right onto Toddler Trail, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
  20. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 250 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  22. 0.5 miTurn right onto Orange Dot Trail, heading E.
  23. 450 ftTurn left onto Green Dot Trail, heading E.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  25. 0.3 miBear right onto Purple Dot Trail, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F64°
Precip3%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity67%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago (0.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Sun 72°60°
Mon 77°54°
Tue 81°57°
Wed 84°62°
Thu 79°64°
Fri 71°52°

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