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Gardners Pond & Andover Junction Trail

3 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Gardners Pond & Andover Junction Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Wawayanda, NJ. The route reaches Gardners Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi574 – 653 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hemlock Trail 41.01816, -74.73729
Nearest town Wawayanda, NJ
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Gardners Pond & Andover Junction Trail

3 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 575–652 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Hemlock Trail · 41.01816, -74.73729

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hemlock Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading S.
  3. 450 ftBear right onto Limestone Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Explorer Trail, heading SE.
  5. 250 ftBear right onto Andover Junction Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miSharp left onto Andover Loop Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miReach Gardners Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right onto Andover Junction Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.6 miBear left onto Explorer Trail, heading N.
  10. 250 ftTurn right onto Limestone Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miBear left onto Connector Trail, heading NE.
  12. 450 ftContinue straight onto Hemlock Trail, heading NE.
  13. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/gardners-pond-andover-junction-trail-out-back-5-km-f729

Trail surface

9% dirt3% gravel88% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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