Lake Iliff–Gardners Pond, 4 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Wawayanda, NJ. The route passes Gardners Pond before reaching Lake Iliff at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi574 – 653 ft7.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hemlock Trail 41.01816, -74.73729
Nearest town Wawayanda, NJ
Directions
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Lake Iliff–Gardners Pond, 4 sights
7.6 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Elevation 575–652 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Hemlock Trail · 41.01816, -74.73729
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hemlock Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right onto Limestone Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Explorer Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Andover Junction Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Andover Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Gardners Pond.
- 2.3 miReach Lake Iliff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.6 miSharp right onto Andover Junction Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Explorer Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Limestone Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Connector Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Hemlock Trail, heading N.
- 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
4% dirt1% gravel95% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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