Swartswood State Park
Little Swartswood Lake–Duck Pond, 4 lakes
2.4 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 52 min
Little Swartswood Lake–Duck Pond, 4 lakes is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Swartswood State Park near Swartswood, NJ. The route passes Little Swartswood Lake, Swartswood State Park Beach and Duck Pond before reaching Duck Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Little Swartswood Lake–Duck Pond, 4 lakes
2.4 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 52 min
Elevation 484–574 ft
Out & Back · Swartswood State Park
Trailhead: 41.08258, -74.81975
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Little Swartswood Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftPass Swartswood State Park Beach.
- 0.1 miPass Duck Pond.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Spring Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Duck Pond.
- 0.1 miReach Little Swartswood Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Emmons Path Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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