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Ringwood State Park

Duck Pond–Defiance Road/Crossover/Five Ponds Loop Trail, 3 sights

1.9 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 44 min

Duck Pond–Defiance Road/Crossover/Five Ponds Loop Trail, 3 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Ringwood State Park near Ringwood, NJ. The route reaches Duck Pond at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi554 – 725 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Duck Pond Trail 41.11714, -74.23994
Nearest town Ringwood, NJ
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Duck Pond–Defiance Road/Crossover/Five Ponds Loop Trail, 3 sights

1.9 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 44 min

Elevation 555–724 ft

Out & Back · Ringwood State Park

Trailhead: Duck Pond Trail · 41.11714, -74.23994

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start on Duck Pond Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 300 ftContinue straight onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right onto Defiance Road/Crossover/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miPass Duck Pond.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Defiance Road/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading SE.
  7. 400 ftBear left onto Five Ponds Connector Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto White's Road, heading E.
  9. 150 ftReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 150 ftBear right onto Five Ponds Connector Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miBear right onto Defiance Road/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading SW.
  12. 350 ftBear right onto Defiance Road/Crossover/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miSharp left onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Duck Pond Trail, heading W.
  15. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/duck-pond-defiance-road-crossover-five-ponds-loop-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

71% dirt3% paved26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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