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Long Pond Ironworks State Park

Long Hill–Green Turtle Pond, 8 sights

13.8 mi · ▲ 1,956 ft · 5 hr 35 min

Long Hill–Green Turtle Pond, 8 sights is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in Long Pond Ironworks State Park near Awosting, NJ. The route passes Green Turtle Pond, Tapawingo Viewpoint and Long Hill. It climbs 1,956 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi545 – 1,093 ft · steepest grade: 18%14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Green Turtle Loop 41.15049, -74.32886
Nearest town Awosting, NJ
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Long Hill–Green Turtle Pond, 8 sights

13.8 mi · ▲ 1,956 ft · 5 hr 35 min

Elevation 544–1,091 ft

Out & Back · Long Pond Ironworks State Park

Trailhead: Green Turtle Loop · 41.15049, -74.32886

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Green Turtle Loop, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Green Turtle Pond.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Green Turtle, heading NW.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Safari 1, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hippo, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Safari 1, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftBear left onto Tapawingo Spur Trail/Lower Fenceline, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Safari 2, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lion Cage, heading S.
  15. 100 ftSharp left onto Tapawingo Spur Trail/G.O.A.T., heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miBear left onto Tapawingo Spur Trail, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tapawingo Spur Trail/Tiger Pen, heading S.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tapawingo Spur Trail/Cages, heading S.
  19. 150 ftTurn right onto Top Quad, heading S.
  20. 150 ftBear right onto Cages, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear left onto Top Quad, heading S.
  22. 250 ftBear right onto Stags, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Stags/Top Quad, heading SE.
  24. 100 ftBear left onto Cages, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right onto Outside Fenceline, heading SW.
  26. 100 ftTurn left onto Stags, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto Top up the Tanks, heading S.
  28. 50 ftPass Tapawingo Viewpoint.
  29. 250 ftContinue straight onto Tapawingo Trail, heading S.
  30. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tapawingo Trail/Ryno, heading SW.
  31. 200 ftContinue straight onto Tapawingo Trail, heading S.
  32. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  34. 0.2 miPass Long Hill.
  35. 0.2 miBear left onto Overlook Rock Trail, heading SW.
  36. 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
  37. 0.3 miBear right onto Lake Sonoma Trail, heading S.
  38. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  39. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Burnt Meadow Road, heading S.
  40. 0.4 miReach Long Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  41. 1 miContinue straight onto Lake Sonoma Trail, heading NW.
  42. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  43. 0.3 miSharp right onto Overlook Rock Trail, heading SW.
  44. 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
  45. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  46. 50 ftTurn left onto Tapawingo Trail, heading W.
  47. 350 ftContinue straight onto Tapawingo Trail/Ryno, heading N.
  48. 250 ftContinue straight onto Tapawingo Trail, heading NE.
  49. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Top up the Tanks, heading N.
  50. 250 ftTurn right onto Stags, heading NE.
  51. 50 ftTurn right onto Outside Fenceline, heading N.
  52. 100 ftTurn left onto Cages, heading NE.
  53. 0.1 miBear right onto Stags/Top Quad, heading NE.
  54. 50 ftContinue straight onto Stags, heading N.
  55. 50 ftBear left onto Top Quad, heading N.
  56. 250 ftBear right onto Cages, heading N.
  57. 50 ftBear left onto Top Quad, heading N.
  58. 150 ftTurn left onto Tapawingo Spur Trail/Cages, heading N.
  59. 150 ftContinue straight onto Tapawingo Spur Trail/Tiger Pen, heading NE.
  60. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tapawingo Spur Trail, heading N.
  61. 50 ftBear right onto Tapawingo Spur Trail/G.O.A.T., heading N.
  62. 0.3 miSharp right onto Lion Cage, heading NE.
  63. 150 ftContinue straight onto Safari 2, heading NE.
  64. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tapawingo Spur Trail/Lower Fenceline, heading N.
  65. 150 ftBear right onto Safari 1, heading N.
  66. 150 ftContinue straight onto Hippo, heading N.
  67. 50 ftContinue straight onto Safari 1, heading N.
  68. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  69. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  70. 1 miBear right, heading NE.
  71. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  72. 0.2 miTurn left onto Green Turtle, heading N.
  73. 0.8 miTurn right onto Green Turtle Loop, heading E.
  74. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/long-hill-green-turtle-pond-out-back-8-sights-22-km

Trail surface

51% dirt3% paved46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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