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Washington Crossing State Park

Church Pond–Honey Hollow Trail, 3 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Church Pond–Honey Hollow Trail, 3 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Washington Crossing State Park near Bear Tavern, NJ. The route reaches Church Pond. It climbs 251 ft. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi144 – 249 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31486, -74.85632
Nearest town Bear Tavern, NJ
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Church Pond–Honey Hollow Trail, 3 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 145–251 ft

Out & Back · Washington Crossing State Park

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. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Honey Hollow Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto Horseback Riding Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Trail Connector, heading SE.
  13. 350 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftTurn left onto Red Trail;Orange Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading SW.
  16. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Horseback Riding Trail, heading W.
  21. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 200 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-5-km-0be3

Trail surface

11% dirt2% paved87% 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°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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