Swartswood State Park
Duck Pond–Swartswood State Park Beach, 4 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Duck Pond–Swartswood State Park Beach, 4 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Swartswood State Park near Swartswood, NJ. The route passes Duck Pond, Swartswood State Park Beach and Duck Pond. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Duck Pond–Swartswood State Park Beach, 4 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 494–574 ft
Out & Back · Swartswood State Park
Trailhead: Spring Lake Trail · 41.07351, -74.81845
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Spring Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Duck Pond.
- 50 ftPass Swartswood State Park Beach.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Duck Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Limestone Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Duck Pond Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Duck Pond Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Limestone Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Spring Lake Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Swartswood Lake–Duck Pond Loop, 4 lakes 1.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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