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2026-06-24 13 59 47 View west along the Ridge Trail between the Pleasant Valley Trail Eastern Spur and the Summit Trail Eastern Spur within the Ted Stiles Preserve on Baldpate Mountain in Hopewell Township, New Jersey.jpg
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Ted Stiles Preserve at Baldpate Mountain

Church Pond–Summit trail - Blue square, 3 sights

7.8 mi · ▲ 866 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Church Pond–Summit trail - Blue square, 3 sights is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Ted Stiles Preserve at Baldpate Mountain near Bear Tavern, NJ. The route reaches Church Pond. It climbs 866 ft. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi98 – 459 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31486, -74.85632
Nearest town Bear Tavern, NJ
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Church Pond–Summit trail - Blue square, 3 sights

7.8 mi · ▲ 866 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Elevation 97–459 ft

Out & Back · Ted Stiles Preserve at Baldpate Mountain

Trailhead: 40.31486, -74.85632

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto Horseback Riding Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miPass Church Pond.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Honey Hollow Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cedar Grove Trail, heading NE.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto Unmarked Trail, heading N.
  9. 400 ftBear left onto Honey Hollow Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Kuser Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right onto Copper Hill Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left onto Orange, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Copper Hill Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail (white), heading N.
  15. 0.9 miSharp left onto Summit Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Summit trail - Blue square, heading S.
  17. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  18. 0.4 miReach Church Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  20. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Summit Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miSharp right onto Ridge Trail (white), heading NE.
  22. 0.9 miTurn right onto Copper Hill Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left onto Orange, heading E.
  24. 0.3 miSharp right onto Copper Hill Trail, heading SE.
  25. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Kuser Trail, heading E.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Honey Hollow Trail, heading E.
  28. 0.1 miBear right onto Unmarked Trail, heading SW.
  29. 400 ftContinue straight onto Cedar Grove Trail, heading E.
  30. 350 ftContinue straight onto Honey Hollow Trail, heading SE.
  31. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  32. 150 ftContinue straight onto Horseback Riding Trail, heading SW.
  33. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  34. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  35. 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/church-pond-church-pond-out-back-4-sights-12-km-c82f

Trail surface

8% dirt1% gravel91% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F68°
Precip2%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity66%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 72°63°
Mon 79°57°
Tue 82°58°
Wed 86°64°
Thu 83°65°
Fri 74°52°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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