Cat Swamp Pond–Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path, 3 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 42 min
Cat Swamp Pond–Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path, 3 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Jockey Hollow Area near Glen Alpin, NJ. The route reaches Cat Swamp Pond. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Cat Swamp Pond–Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path, 3 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 42 min
Elevation 414–572 ft
Out & Back · Jockey Hollow Area
Trailhead: New York Brigade Trail · 40.77214, -74.52839
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on New York Brigade Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Grand Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Cat Swamp Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path, heading S.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Primrose Brook Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Cat Swamp Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Grand Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto New York Brigade Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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