Helmetta Pond–Gray Trail, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Helmetta Pond–Gray Trail, 3 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Jamesburg Park, NJ. The route reaches Helmetta Pond at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Helmetta Pond–Gray Trail, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 39–110 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lincoln Boulevard · 40.36819, -74.44951
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 67° · precip 4% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
- Start on Lincoln Boulevard, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail Spur, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Snuffy Hollow Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Gray Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Helmetta Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail Spur, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lincoln Boulevard, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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