Catfish Pond & Rattlesnake Swamp Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Millbrook, NJ. The route reaches Catfish Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,191 – 1,286 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail 41.05815, -74.96428
Nearest town Millbrook, NJ
Directions
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Catfish Pond & Rattlesnake Swamp Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 1,191–1,285 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 41.05815, -74.96428
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Swamp Trail, heading W.
- 2 miReach Catfish Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 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.
Trail surface
15% gravel85% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Appalachian Trail Trailhead
- Blue Viewpoint–Copperhead Spring Pond, 3 sights 1.5 mi · ▲ 329 ft
- Sand Pond–Copperhead Spring Pond, 3 lakes 2.5 mi · ▲ 783 ft
- Appalachian Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 399 ft
- Sand Pond–Copperhead Spring Pond, 5 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 436 ft
- Indian Point–Catfish Pond, 4 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 419 ft
- Appalachian Viewpoint–Blue Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints 6.8 mi · ▲ 489 ft
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