Cove Viewpoint–Beaver Pond, 3 lakes
3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Cove Viewpoint–Beaver Pond, 3 lakes is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Palmyra, NJ. The route passes Bullfrog Pond and Beaver Pond before reaching Cove Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cove Viewpoint–Beaver Pond, 3 lakes
3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 0–23 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.00299, -75.03917
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Red Winged Blackbird Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftPass Bullfrog Pond.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Cove Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Beaver Pond.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftReach Cove Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear left onto Red Winged Blackbird Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Cove Viewpoint & Bullfrog Pond via Cove Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Beaver Pond–Bullfrog Pond, 3 lakes 3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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