Ringwood State Park
Duck Pond–Defiance Road/Crossover/Five Ponds Loop Trail, 3 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 54 min
Duck Pond–Defiance Road/Crossover/Five Ponds Loop Trail, 3 sights is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Ringwood State Park near Ringwood, NJ. The route reaches Duck Pond. It climbs 252 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi538 – 725 ft2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Duck Pond Trail 41.11456, -74.24087
Nearest town Ringwood, NJ
Directions
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Duck Pond–Defiance Road/Crossover/Five Ponds Loop Trail, 3 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 54 min
Elevation 539–724 ft
Out & Back · Ringwood State Park
Trailhead: Duck Pond Trail · 41.11456, -74.24087
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start on Duck Pond Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Duck Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Defiance Road/Crossover/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Defiance Road/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Five Ponds Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto White's Road, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right onto Five Ponds Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Defiance Road/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Defiance Road/Crossover/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Duck Pond Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
76% dirt2% paved22% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
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