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Allaire State Park

Long Swamp Pond–Alter Ego, 4 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Long Swamp Pond–Alter Ego, 4 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Allaire State Park near Allaire, NJ. The route reaches Long Swamp Pond at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 154 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.16003, -74.10625
Nearest town Allaire, NJ
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Long Swamp Pond–Alter Ego, 4 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 51–153 ft

Out & Back · Allaire State Park

Trailhead: 40.16003, -74.10625

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Velvet, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Alter Ego, heading NW.
  5. 450 ftBear left onto Twisted Sister, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Alter Ego, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Twisted Sister, heading N.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Alter Ego, heading N.
  9. 100 ftSharp left onto Head & Shoulders, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Turntable, heading SW.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto Connector, heading N.
  12. 400 ftSharp right onto Outer Brisbane, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto Blue Velvet, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Outer Brisbane, heading N.
  15. 0.4 miContinue straight onto S Turn, heading W.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Outer Brisbane, heading W.
  17. 100 ftBear right onto Ian's Wrath, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Outer Brisbane, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miBear left onto Eagles Path, heading W.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Outer Brisbane, heading W.
  21. 0.4 miSharp right onto Upper Squankum Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miReach Long Swamp Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.7 miSharp left onto Outer Brisbane, heading NE.
  25. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Eagles Path, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftBear right onto Outer Brisbane, heading NE.
  27. 0.1 miBear right onto Ian's Wrath, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftBear left onto Outer Brisbane, heading NE.
  29. 150 ftContinue straight onto S Turn, heading NE.
  30. 100 ftContinue straight onto Outer Brisbane, heading NE.
  31. 0.4 miBear left onto Blue Velvet, heading E.
  32. 50 ftBear right onto Outer Brisbane, heading E.
  33. 0.2 miSharp left onto Connector, heading E.
  34. 350 ftContinue straight onto Turntable, heading SE.
  35. 250 ftBear right onto Head & Shoulders, heading SE.
  36. 0.1 miSharp right onto Alter Ego, heading SE.
  37. 100 ftContinue straight onto Twisted Sister, heading SE.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Alter Ego, heading SE.
  39. 0.2 miBear left onto Twisted Sister, heading S.
  40. 50 ftBear right onto Alter Ego, heading S.
  41. 450 ftTurn left onto Blue Velvet, heading SE.
  42. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  43. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/long-swamp-pond-alter-ego-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:24 PM

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