Long Pond Ironworks State Park
Horse Pond Mountain–Harrison Mountain, 9 sights
8.1 mi · ▲ 2,156 ft · 3 hr 47 min
Horse Pond Mountain–Harrison Mountain, 9 sights is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Long Pond Ironworks State Park near West Milford, NJ. The route passes Burnt Meadow Viewpoint, Burnt Meadow/Highlands Viewpoint, Horse Pond Mountain and 2 more. It climbs 2,156 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Horse Pond Mountain–Harrison Mountain, 9 sights
8.1 mi · ▲ 2,156 ft · 3 hr 47 min
Elevation 406–974 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 SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Safari 1, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Snake, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Safari 1, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tapawingo Spur Trail/Cages, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Tapawingo Spur Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Tapawingo Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Burnt Meadow Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Burnt Meadow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Burnt Meadow/Tapawingo Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miPass Burnt Meadow/Highlands Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Horse Pond Mountain.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Highlands Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miPass Harrison Mountain.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Stonetown Circular/Highlands Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miPass Monksville Reservoir.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Horse Pond Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Burnt Meadow Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Tapawingo Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Tapawingo Spur Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Tapawingo Spur Trail/Cages, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Safari 1, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Snake, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Safari 1, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Animal Chute, heading W.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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