Helmetta Pond–Orange Trail, 4 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Helmetta Pond–Orange Trail, 4 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back near Spotswood, NJ. The route reaches Helmetta Pond. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Helmetta Pond–Orange Trail, 4 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Elevation 29–110 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Orange Trail · 40.39114, -74.40351
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 68° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Orange Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Green Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gray Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail Spur, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Powerline Cut, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Helmetta Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Swing Hill Trail (Blue), heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Powerline Cut, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail Spur, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Snuffy Hollow Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Snuffy Hollow Trail (Yellow), heading SE.
- 0.6 miPass Helmetta Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Gray Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 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 3.1 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Orange Trail Trailhead
- Helmetta Pond & Orange Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Gray Trail & Orange Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Lincoln Boulevard & Orange Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 116 ft
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