Long Pond Ironworks State Park
Greenwood Lake–Animal Chute, 3 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 719 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Greenwood Lake–Animal Chute, 3 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Long Pond Ironworks State Park near West Milford, NJ. The route reaches Greenwood Lake. It climbs 719 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi545 – 843 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Animal Chute 41.12788, -74.34213
Nearest town West Milford, NJ
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Greenwood Lake–Animal Chute, 3 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 719 ft · 2 hr 6 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 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Board Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Greenwood Lake.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Forge Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Greenwood Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Board Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Safari 1, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hippo, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Safari 1, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Tapawingo Spur Trail/Safari 1, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Safari 1, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left onto Tapawingo Spur Trail/Lower Chute, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lower Chute, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Animal Chute, heading W.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
59% dirt7% paved34% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Animal Chute Trailhead
- Tapawingo Viewpoint–Animal Chute Loop, 7 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 407 ft
- Animal Chute–Boon Loop, 6 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 396 ft
- Burnt Meadow Viewpoint–Burnt Meadow Trail, 3 sights 3 mi · ▲ 557 ft
- Overlook Rock & Otter Slide via Overlook Rock Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 731 ft
- Long Hill–Overlook Rock, 5 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 825 ft
- Greenwood Lake–Animal Chute, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 640 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near West Milford, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near West Milford, New Jersey