Helmetta Pond & Orange Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Helmetta Pond & Orange Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Jamesburg Park, NJ. The route reaches Helmetta Pond. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi36 – 112 ft5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Red Trail Spur 40.37828, -74.43702
Nearest town Jamesburg Park, NJ
Directions
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Helmetta Pond & Orange Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 34–113 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Red Trail Spur · 40.37828, -74.43702
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 67° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red Trail Spur, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Snuffy Hollow Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
- 0.7 miPass Helmetta Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Gray Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miReach Helmetta Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Green Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Gray Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail Spur, heading NW.
- 450 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
90% dirt10% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F67°
Precip4%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity68%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Sun
74°63°
Mon
82°64°
Tue
83°64°
Wed
88°67°
Thu
85°71°
Fri
76°60°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Red Trail Spur Trailhead
- Powerline Cut via Snuffy Hollow Trail (Yellow) 2.3 mi · ▲ 117 ft
- Lincoln Boulevard via Snuffy Hollow Trail (Yellow) 2.4 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Helmetta Pond & Gray Trail via Snuffy Hollow Trail (Yellow) 3.1 mi · ▲ 84 ft
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