Jims Pond–Sackett Trail, 4 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 523 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Jims Pond–Sackett Trail, 4 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Mountainville, NY. The route reaches Jims Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 523 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,030 – 1,391 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mine Hill Trail 41.40223, -74.04708
Nearest town Mountainville, NY

Directions

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Jims Pond–Sackett Trail, 4 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 523 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 1,029–1,392 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mine Hill Trail · 41.40223, -74.04708

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

  1. Start on Mine Hill Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Sackett Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Stillman Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Hall Road, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Sutherland Pond Road, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Jim's Pond Road, heading S.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto Arthur Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Scenic Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right onto Stropel Trail, heading E.
  10. 250 ftReach Jims Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 250 ftTurn left onto Scenic Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right onto Arthur Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jim's Pond Road, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftBear right onto Sutherland Pond Road, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Hall Road, heading NW.
  16. 0.5 miBear left onto Stillman Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sackett Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miBear left onto Mine Hill Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 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

2% gravel98% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:21 PM

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