Long Pond Ironworks State Park
Green Turtle Pond–Animal Chute, 5 sights
7.3 mi · ▲ 987 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Green Turtle Pond–Animal Chute, 5 sights is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Long Pond Ironworks State Park near West Milford, NJ. The route passes Green Turtle Pond before reaching Green Turtle Pond at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 987 ft. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Green Turtle Pond–Animal Chute, 5 sights
7.3 mi · ▲ 987 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Elevation 544–842 ft
Out & Back · Long Pond Ironworks State Park
Trailhead: Animal Chute · 41.12788, -74.34213
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Animal Chute, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right onto Lower Chute, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Tapawingo Spur Trail/Lower Chute, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Safari 1, heading NE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Tapawingo Spur Trail/Safari 1, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Safari 1, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Hippo, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Safari 1, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 1 miBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Green Turtle, heading E.
- 1.2 miPass Green Turtle Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Green Turtle Loop, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto First Woods Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Green Turtle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Green Turtle Loop, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Green Turtle, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Safari 1, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hippo, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Safari 1, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Tapawingo Spur Trail/Safari 1, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Safari 1, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left onto Tapawingo Spur Trail/Lower Chute, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lower Chute, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left onto Animal Chute, heading SW.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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