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Catfish Pond–Rattlesnake Swamp Connector Trail, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 386 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Catfish Pond–Rattlesnake Swamp Connector Trail, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Calno, NJ. The route passes Catfish Pond and Catfish Pond. It climbs 386 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,188 – 1,568 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.03579, -74.99973
Nearest town Calno, NJ
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Catfish Pond–Rattlesnake Swamp Connector Trail, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 386 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 1,189–1,568 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.03579, -74.99973

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Catfish Pond.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Camp Road, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miPass Catfish Pond.
  5. 200 ftContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Swamp Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Swamp Connector Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
  8. 1.3 miTurn left onto Rattlesnake Swamp Trail, heading N.
  9. 2.2 miContinue straight onto Mohican Road, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/catfish-pond-catfish-pond-out-back-4-sights-8-km

Trail surface

14% gravel86% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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