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Ringwood State Park

Five Ponds Viewpoint–Glasmere Ponds, 6 lakes

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,055 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Five Ponds Viewpoint–Glasmere Ponds, 6 lakes is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Ringwood State Park near Skylands, NJ. The route passes Swan Pond, The Bog, Five Ponds Viewpoint and Glasmere Ponds. It climbs 1,055 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi627 – 1,027 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.12118, -74.23580
Nearest town Skylands, NJ
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Five Ponds Viewpoint–Glasmere Ponds, 6 lakes

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,055 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 628–1,026 ft

Out & Back · Ringwood State Park

Trailhead: 41.12118, -74.23580

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Swan Pond.
  3. 0.1 miPass The Bog.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Swan Pond Road/Crossover/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading E.
  8. 100 ftSharp right onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miPass Five Ponds Viewpoint.
  10. 0.3 miPass Glasmere Ponds.
  11. 100 ftTurn right onto Midwood Road/Five Ponds Loop Trail/Mountain Bike Loop/Race Trail, heading E.
  12. 300 ftBear left onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miSharp right onto Weyble Pond Road/Mountain Bike Loop/Race Trail, heading E.
  14. 100 ftBear left onto Halifax Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading SE.
  16. 0.8 miReach Five Ponds Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.8 miTurn left onto Halifax Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miBear right onto Weyble Pond Road/Mountain Bike Loop/Race Trail, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftSharp left onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miBear right onto Midwood Road/Five Ponds Loop Trail/Mountain Bike Loop/Race Trail, heading SW.
  21. 300 ftTurn left onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading SW.
  22. 0.8 miSharp left onto Swan Pond Road/Crossover/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/five-ponds-viewpoint-glasmere-ponds-out-back-7-lakes-8-km

Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Hikes near Skylands, New Jersey