Ringwood State Park
Five Ponds Viewpoint–Glasmere Ponds, 5 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,056 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Five Ponds Viewpoint–Glasmere Ponds, 5 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Ringwood State Park near Skylands, NJ. The route passes The Bog, Five Ponds Viewpoint and Glasmere Ponds. It climbs 1,056 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Five Ponds Viewpoint–Glasmere Ponds, 5 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,056 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 642–1,026 ft
Out & Back · Ringwood State Park
Trailhead: East Cottage Road/Crossover Trail · 41.12697, -74.23633
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 74°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on East Cottage Road/Crossover Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Swan Pond Road/Crossover Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass The Bog.
- 450 ftBear right onto Arbor Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Swan Pond Road/Crossover Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Five Ponds Viewpoint.
- 0.3 miPass Glasmere Ponds.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Midwood Road/Five Ponds Loop Trail/Mountain Bike Loop/Race Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Weyble Pond Road/Mountain Bike Loop/Race Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Halifax Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Five Ponds Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Halifax Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Weyble Pond Road/Mountain Bike Loop/Race Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Midwood Road/Five Ponds Loop Trail/Mountain Bike Loop/Race Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Swan Pond Road/Crossover Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Arbor Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Swan Pond Road/Crossover Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto East Cottage Road/Crossover Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:02 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:22 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:50 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from East Cottage Road/Crossover Trail Trailhead
- Warm Puppy Rock–Swan Pond, 6 lakes 2.2 mi · ▲ 206 ft
- Old Morris Road & White's Road via Tennesee Gas Service Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 314 ft
- Shepherd Lake–The Bog, 4 lakes 2.5 mi · ▲ 264 ft
- Potake Pond–The Bog, 3 lakes 2.5 mi · ▲ 315 ft
- Ringwood State Park Beach–Crossover Trail, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 224 ft
- Ringwood-Ramapo Viewpoint–Five Ponds Viewpoint Loop, 8 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 406 ft
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