Indian Point–Catfish Pond, 4 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back near Calno, NJ. The route passes Indian Point and Catfish Pond. It climbs 408 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,188 – 1,568 ft · steepest grade: 15%5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.03825, -74.99872
Nearest town Calno, NJ
Directions
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Indian Point–Catfish Pond, 4 sights
5 mi · ▲ 408 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 1,188–1,568 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.03825, -74.99872
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Indian Point.
- 50 ftPass Catfish Pond.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Mohican Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Swamp Trail, heading NE.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Rattlesnake Swamp Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Swamp Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mohican Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
12% gravel88% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
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- Indian Point–Catfish Pond, 6 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,141 ft
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River and Reservoir–Indian Point, 8 sights 13.8 mi · ▲ 2,151 ft
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