Montville Township Open Space
"Limestone" Quarry–Botts Pond, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 413 ft · 1 hr 6 min
"Limestone" Quarry–Botts Pond, 3 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Montville Township Open Space near Brook Valley, NJ. The route passes Botts Pond and "Limestone" Quarry. It climbs 413 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi518 – 886 ft · steepest grade: 28%2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.94813, -74.36261
Nearest town Brook Valley, NJ
Directions
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"Limestone" Quarry–Botts Pond, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 413 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 519–885 ft
Out & Back · Montville Township Open Space
Trailhead: 40.94813, -74.36261
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Red Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Botts Pond.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach "Limestone" Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 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
43% dirt57% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM
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