Morristown National Historical Park
Cat Swamp Pond–Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path, 3 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 670 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Cat Swamp Pond–Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path, 3 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Morristown National Historical Park near Van Dorans Mills, NJ. The route reaches Cat Swamp Pond at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 670 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Cat Swamp Pond–Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path, 3 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 670 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 341–575 ft
Out & Back · Morristown National Historical Park
Trailhead: Sanctuary Driveway · 40.74560, -74.55243
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dogwood Spur Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Dogwood Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left onto River Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path, heading NE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Primrose Brook Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Grand Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Cat Swamp Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear left onto Primrose Brook Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path, heading SE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto River Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Dogwood Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Dogwood Spur Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Sanctuary Driveway Trailhead
- Dogwood Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 312 ft
- Dogwood Trail 2 mi · ▲ 312 ft
- Dogwood Trail Loop 2 mi · ▲ 318 ft
- Dogwood Trail Loop 2 mi · ▲ 342 ft
- Dogwood Trail Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 342 ft
- Bridle Trail–Grand Loop Trail, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 478 ft
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