Long Pond Ironworks State Park
Little Windbeam–Wanaque Reservior, 5 lakes
9.9 mi · ▲ 2,333 ft · 4 hr 28 min
Little Windbeam–Wanaque Reservior, 5 lakes is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Long Pond Ironworks State Park near Stonetown, NJ. The route passes Wanaque Reservior, Stonetown Circular/Highlands Viewpoint, Little Windbeam and Monksville Reservoir. It climbs 2,333 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Little Windbeam–Wanaque Reservior, 5 lakes
9.9 mi · ▲ 2,333 ft · 4 hr 28 min
Elevation 321–1,021 ft
Out & Back · Long Pond Ironworks State Park
Trailhead: Stonetown Circular Trail · 41.07992, -74.30697
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Stonetown Circular Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Wanaque Reservior.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Stonetown Circular/Highlands Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Stonetown Circular/Highlands Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Little Windbeam.
- 2.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto HT Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Stonetown Circular/Highlands Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miPass Monksville Reservoir.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Little Windbeam, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto HT Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Stonetown Circular/Highlands Trail, heading SE.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Stonetown Circular Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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