Fountain of Youth–Catfish Pond, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back near Millbrook, NJ. The route passes Fountain of Youth and Catfish Pond. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,161 – 1,286 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.05511, -74.96105
Nearest town Millbrook, NJ
Directions
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Fountain of Youth–Catfish Pond, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 1,161–1,285 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.05511, -74.96105
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Fountain of Youth.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Swamp Trail, heading W.
- 1.9 miPass Catfish Pond.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Mohican Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Fountain of Youth, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Rattlesnake Swamp Trail, heading S.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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 surface
6% gravel94% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Fountain of Youth & Kaiser Road Trail (Blue) via Appalachian Trail 12.2 mi · ▲ 1,911 ft
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