Cat Swamp Pond–Lewis Morris County Park Beach, 4 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 612 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Cat Swamp Pond–Lewis Morris County Park Beach, 4 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Jockey Hollow Area near Washington Valley, NJ. The route passes Lewis Morris County Park Beach before reaching Cat Swamp Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 612 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Cat Swamp Pond–Lewis Morris County Park Beach, 4 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 612 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 473–725 ft
Out & Back · Jockey Hollow Area
Trailhead: Green Trail · 40.78498, -74.53950
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Green Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Lewis Morris County Park Beach.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Grand Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Grand Loop/New York Brigade Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Cat Swamp Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Grand Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 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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- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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